Established in 1827, the former colonial "insane asylum" and hospital has held thousands of people, including alcoholics, people with disabilities and young unmarried women. It closed in 2000.

Supernatural horror icon Christina Ricci stood up to a ghost while filming in a defunct mental asylum: 'Don't mess with me.' ...

It’s inconceivable that this peculiar building—once part of the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum—set the foundation for the university’s campus. It feels like an incongruous piece in a jigsaw ...

Washington — The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging President Trump's move to close down the American asylum system, saying it violates legal ...

The Trump administration was sued Monday for its effort to end asylum protections at the border with a Day 1 executive order. The suit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of ...

In Mexico, about 30,000 immigrants with asylum appointments arrived to find them canceled. More than 10,400 refugees around the globe who had been approved for travel to the United States suddenly ...

McALLEN, Texas — The sea change caused by the end of the CBP One program for asylum seekers following President Trump's inauguration was just the beginning of questions for those escaping violence.

A high-ranking Tren de Aragua gang member who claims to be an asylum seeker, along with two other migrants wearing what appeared to be high-end Ralph Lauren-branded teddy bear tops, appeared in ...

The ACLU and a coalition of immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Monday to stop the federal government from implementing the Trump administration’s new asylum policies, which they argue ...

President Donald Trump was called out by critics on social media who accused him of confusing immigrants applying for asylum with those living in mental institutions. During one of his Inauguration ...

President Donald Trump is preparing to send around 10,000 troops to the southern border, where they will support Border Patrol agents under new orders to shut off access to asylum, according to a ...