Posted on 12/11/2020 1:23:46 PM PST by BeauBo
The Trump administration is moving to broadly raise the standards for individuals to receive asylum status in the U.S., a step that critics are calling the biggest crackdown of this presidency on those seeking a haven in this country.
A new, 419-page rule by the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice would create additional bars to asylum eligibility and limit the circumstances in which individuals can qualify for protection, changes that the administration says "are likely to result in fewer asylum grants annually."
"This is the most sweeping attack on asylum that we have seen under the Trump administration," said Aaron Reichlin-Melnick of the American Immigration Council, an immigration advocacy group. "Under this rule, asylum would be taken out of reach for a large percentage of people who in the past would have been able to qualify."
Immigration judges would be able to more easily claim that applications are "frivolous" under the new rules, a determination that bars individuals from any form of immigration relief, as well as deny asylum requests without a hearing if they believe they lack certain evidence.
Currently, individuals who claim they have a "credible fear of persecution or torture" if they return to their home country are eligible for asylum status. Asylum grants individuals deportation protections and work authorization. After one year, asylees are eligible to apply for permanent lawful status...
The regulatory changes outline several factors that immigration officials must consider in the asylum process that would disqualify individuals from protection. These include whether migrants crossed into the U.S. illegally, used fraudulent documents, failed to pay their taxes, or passed through other countries without seeking protective status there first...
The rule will take effect 30 days after it is published in the Federal Register on Friday.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Still working for the citizens and the rule of law.
Damn shame that Bush League Republicans like Flimsey Grahamnesty and Micro Rubio are salivating over the prospect of giving the Democrats a permanent majority with amnesty for illegal aliens.
Yeh, sounds like Trump plans to leave office. Not!
“seeking a haven”
They’re seeking a free paycheck, not haven
AND FREE medical care.
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