U.N. Report Cites Harassment at American Airports of Asylum Seekers
Friday, August 13
- Organization: New York Times
- Link: http://www.nytimes.com
A confidential report conducted by the United Nations in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security has found that airport inspectors with the power to summarily deport illegal immigrants have sometimes intimidated and handcuffed travelers fleeing persecution, discouraged some from seeking political asylum and often lacked an understanding of asylum law.
