By Carol Gomez As PTV continues to weather the pandemic head on, one of the most pressing issues facing our survivors is the slow-down in the asylum courts. While our country has changed administrations, there are pernicious asylum policies still in place from the former. Notably, the policy modifications replacing the first-in, first-out (FIFO) policy...
By: Abigail Amaya and Tara Kwan Seeking asylum in the United States is a long, stressful process. Fleeing from war to political persecution and abandoning family and family losses, asylum seekers arrive in a new country with hopes of a better future. Often, the past and current journey that asylum seekers endure lead them to...
PTV APPLAUDS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION President Biden’s signature on the executive order rescinding the Muslim Ban on his first day in office is a fitting rebuke to the Trump Administration’s xenophobic and religious discriminatory policies. The removal of these inhumane travel restrictions now allows people from almost a dozen predominantly Muslim and African countries the...
