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New rule could speed deportation of asylum seekers

Headline from The Hill, on the newest of 4 developments

Starting Tuesday, the Trump administration will cut off asylum seekers’ access to an interview to weigh their claims, instead allowing officers to funnel migrants into immigration court for deportation proceedings. The new rule from U.S.

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Developments in this update

4 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. New federal rule sends hundreds of thousands of asylum cases to immigration courts

    Headline from The Brunswick News ·

  2. Trump administration moves to clear asylum backlog by bypassing interview rule

    Headline from The Brunswick News ·

  3. DHS Ends Guaranteed Asylum Interviews, Clearing a Faster Path to Deportation Court

    Headline from Latin Times ·

  4. Newest

    New rule could speed deportation of asylum seekers

    Headline from The Hill ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

29 articles, oldest first.

  1. Just the News

    Trump admin announces overhaul of asylum system (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Asylum claims have become one of the most prominent ways for illegal immigrants to secure some form of legal status in the U.S., by claiming fear of persecution should they return to their home country.

  2. Independent Journal Review

    New Rule Lets USCIS Send Some Asylum Cases Straight to Court (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    The Trump administration is changing how some asylum claims are handled, allowing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to send certain applications directly to immigration judges without first conducting an…

  3. The New Republic

    Trump Admin Overhauls Asylum Process to Fast-Track Deportations (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    President Donald Trump’s administration has found a new way to gut due process and fast-track deportation for asylum applicants. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, or USCIS, the agency that manages visas, green cards, naturalizations, and other aspects of the legal immigration process, publish…

  4. Courthouse News Service

    DHS strips interview requirement for asylum seekers, expediting deportations (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Immigration lawyer Reuben Kerben told Courthouse News the new rule is just “another tool to keep the deportation machine humming.”

  5. Los Angeles Times

    New federal rule sends hundreds of thousands of asylum cases to immigration courts (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services estimates that up to 444,000 of the more than 1.4 million asylum cases in its backlog could be affected by the rule.

  6. The Brunswick News

    Trump administration moves to clear asylum backlog by bypassing interview rule (opens The Brunswick News)

    Published

    The Brunswick News's feed description

    The Trump administration is making it harder for immigrants in the United States to win asylum, a process that was already difficult amid a large backlog and high refusal rates. Under a new rule the administration announced Monday, U.S. Citizenship…

  7. Michigan Advance

    DHS removes interview requirement for asylum seekers, possibly speeding removals (opens Michigan Advance)

    Published

    Michigan Advance's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Federal asylum officers can deny interviews to asylum seekers and send them immediately to an immigration judge, speeding up deportation proceedings, under a rule U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published Tuesday.

  8. Louisiana Illuminator

    Homeland Security removes interview requirement for asylum seekers, possibly speeding removals (opens Louisiana Illuminator)

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    Louisiana Illuminator's feed description

    The rule will allow Homeland Security to refer directly to immigration judges certain asylum cases without first conducting an interview or including a referral letter to the judge regarding the applicant’s credibility.

  9. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Asylum seekers could be sent directly to deportation under new federal rule (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The Trump administration made the rule change effective immediately, before the public could weigh in. It could affect more than 400,00 cases.

  10. Truthout

    New DHS Rule Skips Asylum Interviews, Sends Some Cases Straight to Courts (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    The change speeds up deportation proceedings, and over 444,000 currently pending asylum applicants could be affected.

  11. Arizona Mirror

    New Trump asylum rule could push 444,000 cases toward quick denials and deportations (opens Arizona Mirror)

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    Arizona Mirror's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Federal asylum officers can deny interviews to asylum seekers and send them immediately to an immigration judge, speeding up deportation proceedings, under a rule U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published Tuesday.

  12. The Hill

    New rule could speed deportation of asylum seekers (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Starting Tuesday, the Trump administration will cut off asylum seekers’ access to an interview to weigh their claims, instead allowing officers to funnel migrants into immigration court for deportation proceedings. The new rule from U.S.

  13. Latin Times

    DHS Ends Guaranteed Asylum Interviews, Clearing a Faster Path to Deportation Court (opens Latin Times)

    Published

    Latin Times's feed description

    DHS drops the asylum interview requirement for some claims, sending cases straight to court. Two outlets cite very different case counts.

  14. Vox

    The Trump asylum change that could fast-track deportations (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is further limiting due process for asylum-seekers in the US.

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