Indigenous groups say they are left out of US immigration debate

Indigenous Mayan authorities hold up batons in Guatemala City as they protest ahead of Guatemala’s independence day, on September 12, 2022 [File: Moises Castillo/AP Photo] As the United States enacts numerous policies that critics say restrict access to asylum , rights groups have expressed concern that such policies could have especially severe impacts on Indigenous migrants.

While narrowing asylum pathways has thrown life into flux for many of those seeking refuge in the US, Indigenous people say that the obstacles they face – from language barriers to discrimination and violence – have gone largely unrecognised in conversations about immigration. Keep […]

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