The Trump admin has been obsessed with imposing filing fees for asylum applicants for years now. Worth remembering that:
1) There's never been a fee to apply for asylum in the U.S.
2) 98% of the world's governments do not charge one
3) A $50 fee is petty & punitive
1) There's never been a fee to apply for asylum in the U.S.
2) 98% of the world's governments do not charge one
3) A $50 fee is petty & punitive
USCIS fees keep the agency self-sufficient. That's the reason a marriage-based greencard application totals $1760, as well as why USCIS never even pauses during govt shutdowns.
But this token amount isn't about that. It's about deterrence. And it's embarrassingly petty
But this token amount isn't about that. It's about deterrence. And it's embarrassingly petty
Imagine a stranger runs up to you saying she'd just been assaulted and her purse had been stolen & she needed to use your phone to call 911 & you flat-out asked her for $50 first & you're beginning to enter the periphery of the outer limits of the realm of pettiness we're in here
