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R. Taylor Robinson

Pabon, a Venezuelan farmer, who came to the U.S. four years ago stands outside on a city street.R. Taylor Robinson for Medill/Borderless Magazine
‘Seems Like a Betrayal’: They Fled Violence, Followed U.S. Asylum Rules — and Still Faced Deportation FeaturedImmigration PolicyInvestigation

‘Seems Like a Betrayal’: They Fled Violence, Followed U.S. Asylum Rules — and Still Faced Deportation

President Donald Trump’s administration is using a little-known legal motion to remove asylum-seekers without a hearing to unfamiliar, third countries like Ecuador and Uganda.
August 20, 2026