Biden Administration Proposes Dramatic Change to Asylum System Amid Border Crisis

Biden Administration Proposes Dramatic Change to Asylum System Amid Border Crisis
A group of illegal immigrants crosses the Rio Grande from Acuña, Mexico, to Del Rio, Texas, on July 25, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The Biden administration wants to let immigration officers grant full approval to illegal aliens claiming asylum, taking that decision from judges.

A backlog of asylum cases means the system requires repair, and allowing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers to decide on asylum applications is the start of replacing the system, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a notice of the proposed changes.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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