New Policy Will Require Compliance with the Law
A new policy from the Trump administration aims to expedite the rejection of asylum claims without interviews. This policy will only affect claims filed more than a year after the applicant's arrival, which are already mostly prohibited under existing law. Critics argue that this plan does not significantly change the current legal landscape for asylum seekers.
- ▪The new policy allows for quick asylum rejections without interviews.
- ▪It applies only to claims filed more than a year after arrival.
- ▪These claims are already largely barred under the asylum statute.
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On June 1, CBS News reported that a new “Trump administration plan would allow for quick asylum rejections without interviews”, according to what the network referred to as “internal documents”. Skip the headline and this story becomes a yawner because as CBS News explains, this “plan” would only apply to asylum claims filed more than a year after the applicant arrived here, which are already largely barred under the “asylum statute”, section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Read Full Article »
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