Thread by @BasileusZeno

The fate of #refugees (#Ukrainians,#Syrians, #Afghan, #Africans)literally depends on WHERE they filed their applications. Read our fresh report based on original data,which shows that Boston Asylum Office fosters a culture of suspicion toward #AsylumSeekers @ACLUMaine @ILAPmaine

-From 2015 to 2020, the Boston Asylum Office approved a mere 15% of asylum applications compared to the national approval rate at 28%.
-The approval rate in Boston plummeted to 11% in 2021, while the national average remained at 27%

aclumaine.org/en/press-relea…

-@ACLUMaine @ILAPmaine Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) at @UMaineLaw + me, analyzed 1000s of documents obtained through FOIA & conducted 100+ interviews to answer a simple question:

- Why does the Boston Asylum Office approve such a small percentage of asylum cases?

"Our research reveals that the Boston Asylum Office has rejected a growing number of asylum seekers based on practices that violate domestic law and international obligations."

Friends and colleagues, please help and share widely to increase the visibility of this important report and help our policy advocacy to bring justice to asylum seekers @ReichlinMelnick @hamlinr1 @abuaardvark @profmusgrave @abogadojuanito @GaribaldoValdez @hebagowayed @alixabeth

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