New rule could speed deportation of asylum seekers

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. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) took effect without going through a n

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

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

Asylum applicants could be forced into hostile immigration courts before they’ve even been interviewed under new DHS rule