US House Republicans propose fees on immigrants to fund Trump’s crackdown

Legislation would establish fees to seek asylum, care for a minor in US custody or apply for humanitarian parole

Congressional Republicans are proposing an array of new fees on immigrants seeking to remain in the United States in a move that advocates warn will create insurmountable financial barriers.

Legislation moving through the GOP-controlled House of Representatives could require immigrants to pay potentially hundreds or thousands of dollars to seek asylum, care for a minor in the government’s custody, or apply for humanitarian parole.