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NIP Staff Attorney Ann Garcia writes: "The National Immigration Project and Together & Free jointly released a report on the experiences of asylum seekers in Matamoros and Reynosa two months into the Biden administration's Asylum Ban.
Our findings and observations are:
Our recommendations include that the Asylum Ban be ended and rescinded. If the administration is not willing to end and rescind the ban, then we call on the administration to urgently make these changes to the CBP One appointment process:
You can read the whole report here.
Thanks to all of the asylum seekers who gave us their time and shared their stories, the service providers who provide vital services to asylum seekers along the border every day, and the asylum and border experts who provided their feedback on this report."