WASHINGTON: The Trump administration instituted a rule change on Tuesday that could fast-track the deportation of hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the move is intended to help reduce the backlog of pending asylum cases in the system. Under the new rule some asylum applications will be referred directly to Justice Department immigration judges without a prior interview by an asylum officer with US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The current system “essentially allows an alien to get a second chance at asylum,” DHS said.
New Trump admin rule to speed up deportations of asylum seekers
DHS said the move is intended to help reduce the backlog of pending asylum cases in the system
Under the new rule some asylum applications will be referred directly to Justice Department immigration judges
July 28, 2026 21:02
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration instituted a rule change on Tuesday that could fast-track the deportation of hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers.
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Asylum officers can now deny applications without an interview.
The Donald Trump administration released a new asylum rule that will come into effect immediately and it will reduce the backlog…
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Asylum applicants could be forced into hostile immigration courts before they’ve even been interviewed under new DHS rule
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New rule for asylum seekers in the US: 'No interview, straight deportation', DHS calls it 'second chance'
