DIThe Distraction Index

#asylum

10 events across 10 weeks

3Damage
3Hype
4Noise
22.3Avg Dmg
22.3Avg Hype
WEEK 83Jul 26 – Aug 1
HYPE2026-07-30
Trump Administration Asylum Policy Change Increasing Deportations
Policy Changefederal · narrow
Damage
26.5
Hype
33.5
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
NOISE2026-07-07
Trump Administration Shares Iranian Asylum Seekers' Data with Iran
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
15.3
Hype
12.4
WEEK 77Jun 14 – 20
NOISE2026-06-13
Trump Administration Restarts Asylum and Immigration Processing
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
9.2
Hype
15.3
WEEK 75May 31 – Jun 6
HYPE2026-06-06
NOISE: Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Cases
single state · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
17.0
WEEK 72May 10 – 16
HYPE2026-05-10
Woman Fleeing Genital Mutilation Deported by US
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
28.2
Hype
44.3
WEEK 70Apr 26 – May 2
NOISE2026-04-24
Trump Suffers Legal Loss in Asylum Ban Quest
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
16.3
Hype
19.0
WEEK 69Apr 19 – 25
DMG2026-04-19
Trump Administration Rewrites Asylum Rules
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
42.0
Hype
19.0
WEEK 49Nov 30 – Dec 6
DMG2025-12-05
Trump Administration Halts Asylum and Immigration Applications
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
41.0
Hype
27.3
WEEK 38Sep 14 – 20
DMG2025-09-20
US Government Seeks Supreme Court Action to End Venezuelan Migrant Protections
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
38.7
Hype
22.6
WEEK 36Aug 31 – Sep 6
NOISE2025-09-06
Trump Administration Denies Asylum to Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
5.3
Hype
12.7