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Originally published by Citizen DigitalSeptember 15, 2025
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Trump administration plans push at UN to restrict global asylum rights

Mark Hetfield, president of the refugee resettlement group HIAS, defended the existing global agreements as ensuring people would never be subject to persecution without an escape route......
✨ Key Highlights
The Trump administration plans to propose a significant narrowing of global asylum rights at the United Nations later this month. This initiative seeks to dismantle the post-World War Two humanitarian protection framework.
- Under the proposed framework, asylum seekers would be required to claim protection in the first country they enter, with asylum being temporary and host countries deciding on return.
- Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is slated to lead the event on the sidelines of the U.N.'s annual general assembly meeting.
- The administration argues that asylum "is routinely abused to enable economic migration," and the existing framework from 1951 and 1967 is outdated.
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