GOP Wants to Charge Asylum Seekers $1,000

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

"House Republicans are proposing to charge migrants $1,000 to claim asylum, one of a series of new or increased fees on immigrants seeking to gain legal entry into the US that is part of their effort to curb immigration and pay for the Trumpf junta's border crackdown." Archived link: archive.ph

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-04-29 04:25 AM | Reply

Usual question: Who gets the money?

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-04-29 09:45 AM | Reply

#2: The USG gets the money, like when Americans request an expedited passport from the State Dept for $60. USCIS already charges fees for paperwork: my.uscis.gov

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-04-29 10:08 AM | Reply

"like when Americans request an expedited passport from the State Dept for $60."

It's $130 for a passport. Expedited is another $60 on top.

Passports used to be feee. That's right, there used to be a free Federal ID in this country that was valid for any Election.

If Republican's weren't using Voter ID to suppress the vote, Republicans would support a free Federal ID that is valid for any Election.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-29 10:17 AM | Reply

#2: The USG gets the money

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

No, I mean who really gets the money?

This strikes me as another Trump grift.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2025-04-29 10:24 AM | Reply

I meant $60 as an additional fee to the standard $130. Here's an old federal ID card that used to work: cdn8.openculture.com

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-04-29 10:33 AM | Reply