Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty Images)The Trump administration is considering a plan to summarily reject certain asylum applications without interviews if filed a year after arrival in the U.S. This proposed guidance from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would send rejected cases directly to immigration courts, where applicants would face Department of Justice lawyers and judges. Critics, including the American Immigration Council, argue this move undermines due process and is part of a broader effort to restrict legal immigration pathways. The administration justifies these actions by claiming the asylum process is ripe for fraud and aims to clear a backlog of over 3 million immigration cases to accelerate mass deportations. Other measures include increasing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authority to prosecute lawyers representing asylum seekers and transforming USCIS into a powerful law enforcement arm. In fullTrump team wants to be able to reject asylum requests without interviewing migrants: reportThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump team eyes new asylum crackdown as critics warn due process is under fire
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty Images)The Trump administration is considering a plan to summarily reject certain asylum applications without interviews if filed a year after arrival in the U.S. This proposed guidance from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would send rejected cases directly to immigration courts, where applicants would face Department of Justice lawyers and judges. Critics, including the American Immigration Council, argue this move undermines due process and is part of a broader effort to restrict legal immigration pathways. The administration justifies these actions by claiming the asylum process is ripe for fraud and aims to clear a backlog of over 3 million immigration cases to accelerate mass deportations. Other measures include increasing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authority to prosecute lawyers representing asylum seekers and transforming USCIS into a powerful law enforcement arm. In fullTrump team wants to be able to reject asylum requests without interviewing migrants: reportThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump administration proposes rejecting asylum applications without interview if filed >1 year after arrival, affecting 3 million pending cases. Likely to tighten legal immigration pathways for US tech recruiting and international talent sourcing.
