Trump Administration Takes Action to Protect Overburdened Asylum System

Trump Administration Takes Action to Protect Overburdened Asylum System
The U.S. military installs concertina wire on the levee behind Granjeno in Texas, just north of the U.S.-Mexico border on Nov. 7, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Brian Cates
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Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker is wasting no time settling into his new role.

On Nov. 8, his second day on the job, Whitaker took much-needed action in a crucial area of national security, as revealed in an announcement that suddenly appeared on the Department of Justice’s official website. The announcement is about a new immigration rule on asylum that is being implemented by both the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security. It began by stating the following:
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