Trump Administration Expediting Initial Screenings of Asylum-Seekers
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(Worthy News) – The Trump administration is gearing up to expedite initial screenings of immigrants seeking asylum, moving to interview immigrants within one calendar day.
Asylum officers usually wait about 48 hours to interview and hear the case of an immigrant who has been detained after crossing into the United States.
However, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli has directed officers to interview detained immigrant within one calendar day. The news site Buzzfeed, which said it had obtained a copy of the directive released to CIS employees, first reported the policy change Monday. [ Source: VOA News (Read More…) ]
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