Posted on 03/24/2022 6:48:48 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years.
The rules empower asylum officers to grant or deny claims, an authority that has been limited to immigration judges for people arriving at the border with Mexico.
Until now, asylum officers have only done initial screenings for asylum and other forms of humanitarian relief for border arrivals.
The change could have far-reaching impact, but administration officials said they will start slowly and without additional resources. It will take effect 60 days after the rule is published in the Federal Register, expected within days.
The administration estimated last year that it would need to hire 800 more employees for asylum officers to handle about 75,000 cases a year. Without more money and new positions, it is unclear how much impact the move will have at first.
The United States has been the world’s most popular destination for asylum-seekers since 2017, according to the U.N. refugee agency, putting enormous strain on immigration courts. The court backlog has soared to nearly 1.7 million cases.
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You can decide it in seconds:
Asylum Applicant through interpreter: “Guatemala is very dangerous and I...”
Judge: “Nope. Deport. Next.”
Asylum Applicant through interpreter: “Honduras is very dangerous and I...”
Judge: “Nope. Deport. Next.”
Asylum Applicant through interpreter: “El Salvador is very dangerous and I...”
Judge: “Nope. Deport. Next.”
Under this administration, the policy could be summed up as:
“Just say ‘YES.’”
There will be one question on the questionnaire to determine eligibility under the Biden admin
“Are you here illegally?”
If the answer is yes, automatic citizenship, and “free money for life”
This would be a great idea, if implemented under Trump.
Seeing who is in charge, it is likely to be very bad idea!
Exactly.
If criteria are from BeijingBiden the rules can be really simple:
You can get in, no further questions asked if:
you provide cash
you provide little children
BBiden is a simple man, looking at his historical political accomplishments “simpleton” applies. As he has aged, his needs are getting simpler.
If done under Trump, the left would gin up major riots in the streets like the summer of 2020.
Under Biden, the decision makers will probably have a quota of 90% "yes" in order to keep their jobs.
Translation: Rule change will make asylum easier to get, period.
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