New US rule refers some asylum seekers directly to courts

Washington, The US unveiled a new rule referring certain asylum seekers directly to courts without interviews with officials of the immigration services.New US rule refers some asylum seekers directly to courtsThe new rule, which comes into immediate effect on Tuesday, is aimed at reducing the time required to process the backlog of 1.4 million asylum petitions with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services ."America's asylum system exists to protect individuals who genuinely fear persecution and this rule will help ensure that resources are directed to the timely adjudication of those claims instead of to those seeking to use the system as a loophole," USCIS Director Joseph Edlow said in a statement here on Monday."Currently, both USCIS and Department of Justice Immigration Judges adjud