The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun accepting asylum claims for certain foreign nationals after earlier halting processing of such claims altogether, the agency announced in a March 30 statement.
In November, the USCIS halted all asylum decisions after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members near the White House. USCIS then issued multiple memorandums, placing a hold on asylum applications and benefit requests from foreigners deemed to be from high-risk countries and those filing under the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, the agency stated.
