BIDEN WANTS ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS GRANTED ASYLUM!

 Submitted by: D Johnson

THIS ISSUE: Biden Admin loosens rules on asylum, encouraging more illegal immigration FRI, JUN. 18th Despite Border Patrol agents making more than 500,000 apprehensions over the last three months marking a 20-year high, the Biden Administration made it easier this week for illegal border crossers to qualify for asylum. Attorney General Merrick Garland reversed two Trump-era opinions that significantly reduced the number of individuals who had their asylum claims approved by an immigration judge in recent years. Garland reversed opinions that prevented victims of crime or those with family ties to qualify for asylum. Federal law allows individuals who fear persecution from their government in their home country due to the individual's race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion to claim asylum. It does not permit individuals to receive asylum because of high crime rates in their home country. The Obama Administration began to loosen the asylum rules in 2009. As a result, the percentage of asylum claims denied by an immigration judge dropped from 60% in 2005 to about 40% in 2012, according to Syracuse University which tracks immigration statistics. After former Attorneys General Jeff Sessions and William Barr reversed the Obama-era opinions, asylum denial rates climbed back above 60%, reaching 70% in 2020. ASYLUM FRAUDULENTLY USED TO AVOID DEPORTATION Over the last decade, there's been a massive increase in the number of defensive asylum claims. Defensive asylum claims are made by illegal aliens after being put into removal proceedings. In 2008, only 13,164 illegal aliens made a defensive claim for asylum. Last year, the number increased tenfold to 153,109. In fact, there were more than twice as many defensive asylum claims made during the second quarter of 2021 (31,892) than all of 2008. Since 2014, less than 10% of illegal aliens who made a defensive asylum claim were granted asylum by an immigration judge. It's clear that illegal aliens and their immigration attorneys are abusing the system as part of an effort to stay and work in the United States since asylum seekers can apply for a work permit shortly after entering the asylum process. AG Garland's decision this week will only encourage more migrants to cross the border illegally and, if caught, attempt to claim asylum. So once again, as the Biden Administration claims that the border is closed and continues to urge migrants not to cross the border illegally, its actions send a very different message. CHRIS CHMIELENSKI NUMBERSUSA DEPUTY DIRECTOR RECENT VIDEO BORDER-AMNESTY VIDEO Our online ad urges Americans to call their U.S. Senators and to tell them to oppose the House-passed Farmworker Amnesty bill, H.R. 1603. Click on the image or the blue button to watch the video! Watch the Ad! ACTION Check your Action Board for messages you can send to your Members of Congress! We recently posted messages urging your Senators to oppose two House-passed bills that together would grant amnesty to more than 4 million illegal aliens. Action Board NUSA IN THE NEWS Washington Times: NumbersUSA Director of Government Relations Rosemary Jenks commented on the Biden Administration's decision to issue work permits to illegal alien crime victims. "There are very few pathways for an illegal alien to get in line for a green card and [the U visa] is one of them, and it's basically completely subjective. It incentivizes fraudulent claims," said Rosemary Jenks, vice president at NumbersUSA, which advocates for stricter immigration controls.

Central American Minors Program: The 'Public Option' for Human Smuggling JARED CULVER FRI, JUN. 18th The Biden Administration is shifting to their third strategy on dealing with the crisis at the border after attempting unilateral enforcement disarmament and denial. With the expansion of the illegal Central American Minors (CAM) Program, the Biden Administration is going to provide a "public option" for people looking to enter the United States and work without going through our immigration system.

Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis Steps in to Assist Texas and Arizona with Border Crisis THU, JUN. 17th Through a little-known national program called the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), designed as a mutual aid system between states, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he is sending much needed and requested help to Texas & Arizona.

AG Garland Reverses Two Effective DOJ Asylum Decisions THU, JUN. 17th Attorney General Merrick Garland has struck down two immigration opinions penned by his AG predecessors under the Trump administration, reversing limits on who is eligible for asylum.

"Do you think we have a moral obligation to help desperate people who want to migrate here?" CHRISTY SHAW WED, JUN. 16th How would you answer that question? This was how it was put to me recently and I thought it might be helpful to others to share how I responded. It is my job, of course, to talk about immigration reduction, but it also is something I strongly believe will help Americans, especially the most desperate already among us.

Latest Developments in Court Should Make Biden Concerned JARED CULVER