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April 21, 2026

New Yorkers Arrested by ICE Are Choosing Departure Over Indefinite Detention
By Liv Veazey


For those who are jailed fighting asylum cases, the Trump administration’s dismantling of the asylum system adds to the feeling of hopelessness. By late 2025, asylum grant rates had fallen by half nationally. In New York state, asylum grant rates fell from 81 percent in fiscal year 2024 to 14 percent so far in fiscal year 2026, according to Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse data.


Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University
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