US changes asylum system to increase refusal rate at border
- May 9, 2024
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A proposed change to asylum in the United States on Thursday aims to more quickly turn away asylum seekers caught illegally crossing the border into Mexico if they
A proposed change to asylum in the United States on Thursday aims to more quickly turn away asylum seekers caught illegally crossing the border into Mexico if they seek help. certain criminal and national security matterslimited measure to reduce intersections.
The proposal would allow asylum agents to deny immigrants’ requests when there is evidence that they should be barred from leaving for those reasons, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.
The waiver could happen within days rather than a process that could take years, the agency added in a statement.
The plans were reported on Wednesday by Reuters and other media outlets.
The measure would be limited in scope and could apply to thousands of asylum seekers a year, according to sources consulted by Reuters. This will be just a fraction of the million people caught crossing the border illegally between October 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024.
A DHS spokesman, speaking to reporters, declined to provide an estimate of how many asylum seekers could be denied under the proposal. “We don’t think this rule applies to a lot of people, but it does apply to the people we care about most,” he said.
US President Joe Biden, a Democrat seeking re-election in November, took office in 2021 promising a more humane approach to border security compared with his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, a hard-liner on immigration.
Biden has hardened his approach to border security in recent months as immigration has become a top issue for voting-age Americans.
Trump, a Republican, faces Biden in the election and has criticized his administration for rolling back some restrictive border measures.
The Biden administration has considered using the executive order to block many asylum seekers at the border if border crossings reach a certain level, but has not yet taken that step. (Reuters).
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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