As the Trump administration further limits access to asylum, immigration attorneys are pursuing two major alternatives: withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture.
Mani Albrecht / U.S. Customs and Border Protection
In this June 2019 file photo, a group of 11 migrants, guided by two smugglers crosses the Rio Grande in rafts near an area known as Rincon, in South McAllen, TX.
For most migrants fleeing violence or persecution, getting asylum protections in the U.S. has never been easy.
Since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has repeatedly tightened the rules, and narrowed who qualifies for asylum. Today, it’s practically impossible.
Immigration attorneys are turning away from the “gold standard” — asylum — and putting more effort into the two major legal alternatives: withholding of removal and the U.N.’s Convention Against Torture.
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