Biden v. Trump: Differences on Asylum Policy.
By Christopher Kerosky
Perhaps the starkest difference between Trump and Obama/Biden has been with respect to asylum policy. Trump has implemented a broad-based set of restrictive laws and policies toward asylum applicants including: • blocking many individuals from eligibility for asylum by changing policies to exclude victims of
sexual abuse, domestic violence or gang violence abroad;• forcing asylum applicants to wait long periods in Customs & Border Protection camps at the U.S. border
or in Mexico; during the last six months, the Administration has simply closed the border to asylum applicants completely, citing the COVID crisis.• Using the Department of Justice to restructure the immigration law bench by appointing predominantly
former ICE officials as judges, and expediting deportation proceedings for asylum applicants. If he becomes President, Biden has promised to reverse much of this, including a promise to “support steps to make immigration courts
more independent.” https://joebiden.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/UNITY-TASK-FORCE-RECOMMENDATIONS.pdf
