Op-ed: Migrant caravan members have right to claim asylum – here’s why getting it will be hard
Migrants aren’t obligated to claim asylum in any country, but have a right to seek asylum in a country of their choosing, the right to a fair process in that country, and crucially, a right not to be sent back to a country where they will face persecution – or even death.
By Abigail Stepnitz, University of California, Berkeley