Aspects of US restrictions on asylum-seekers may violate international protections, UNHCR head says

GENEVA — The head of the U.N. refugee agency says he understands that the Biden administration enacted new restrictions on asylum-seekers entering the United States, but cautioned that some aspects of the executive order may violate refugee protection required in international law. Filippo Grandi, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, spoke to The Associated Press … Read more