Fact Sheet

Integrity Measures in the Asylum Process

February 10, 2014

Some of the key measures that the USCIS Asylum Division uses to prevent abuse of the asylum system include:

Mandatory Biographical Checks (Checks Using the…

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What the United States Can Do to Tighten Financial Sanctions on the Assad Regime and its Enablers

September 1, 2013

The United States and the European Union already have in place stiff financial sanctions against Syria. However, these restrictions on lending to or conducting financial transfers on behalf…

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What the United States Should Press for on Syria at the United Nations Security Council

September 1, 2013

The Obama Administration is understandably frustrated by the repeated obstruction of multilateral efforts to end the Syria crisis from Russia and China at the United…

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5 Things You Should Know About Chemical Weapons and International Law

July 31, 2013

Syrian rebels have accused the Assad regime of perpetrating a chemical weapons attack on civilians in a village outside Damascus. This attack – which is said to…

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10 Cases to Cover on World Press Freedom Day

April 30, 2013

Highlighting persecuted journalists for World Press Freedom Day.

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Immigration Detention: How Can the Government Cut Costs?

March 31, 2013

Updated January 2014.

How much money does U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spend to detain immigrants? ICE’s annual budget for immigration detention is about…

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Bars & Security Screening in the Asylum & Refugee Processes

March 31, 2013

In the aftermath of World War II, the United States played a leading role in building an international system for the protection of refugees, to…

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