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#asylum
6 events across 6 weeks
3
Damage
1
Hype
2
Noise
28.6
Avg Dmg
24.1
Avg Hype
WEEK 72
May 10 – 16
HYPE
2026-05-10
Woman Fleeing Genital Mutilation Deported by US
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
28.2
Hype
44.3
WEEK 70
Apr 26 – May 2
NOISE
2026-04-24
Trump Suffers Legal Loss in Asylum Ban Quest
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
16.3
Hype
19.0
WEEK 69
Apr 19 – 25
DMG
2026-04-19
Trump Administration Rewrites Asylum Rules
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
42.0
Hype
19.0
WEEK 49
Nov 30 – Dec 6
DMG
2025-12-05
Trump Administration Halts Asylum and Immigration Applications
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
41.0
Hype
27.3
WEEK 38
Sep 14 – 20
DMG
2025-09-20
US Government Seeks Supreme Court Action to End Venezuelan Migrant Protections
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
38.7
Hype
22.6
WEEK 36
Aug 31 – Sep 6
NOISE
2025-09-06
Trump Administration Denies Asylum to Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
5.3
Hype
12.7