USCIS Halts All Asylum Decisions in Wake of National Guard Shooting

‘The safety of the American people always comes first,’ said the agency’s Director Joseph B. Edlow.

Parents await interviews for their children at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) district office in New York City on Jan. 29, 2013. John Moore/Getty Images

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) abruptly halted all asylum decisions on Nov. 28.

“USCIS has halted all asylum decisions until we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible,” the agency’s Director Joseph B. Edlow wrote in an X post on Friday night.