Border Patrol Violates Asylum Rights

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10
PROGRAM #10619 12:00 PM PT

Immigration Edition. 

In violation of US and international human rights law, US Border Patrol agents are denying asylum access to families fleeing violence in Mexico, treating them abusively and returning them to the country they fled in fear and the abuse will worsen under the new administration, according to Human Rights Watch. In more news: Latino US senators are urging President Biden to extend TPS protection for Ecuador, El Salvador and other countries, and to extend all DACA recipients the protection status for as long as possible. Finally, Los Angeles passed an ordinance confirming its sanctuary city status to protect undocumented immigrants from Trump’s mass deportation policies. What does this plan mean?

Guests: Vicky B. Gaubeca, Associate Director, US Immigration and Border Policy, US Program at Human Rights Watch, Tucson, AZ – Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Tohono O’odham Land; José Patiño, Vice President of Education and External Affairs, Aliento, Phoenix, AZ; Helena Olea, Deputy Director, Alianza Americas, Chicago, IL.

Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Facebook

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