_WHAT’S HAPPENING_

The Trump administration announced a rule change to the asylum system that allows US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to refer asylum applications directly to immigration judges without first interviewing applicants.

The rule, which took effect immediately on July 27, targets asylum cases pending before USCIS and could funnel nearly half a million cases directly into deportation proceedings. Under Biden, millions of asylum cases came to a near standstill.

_THE FACTS_

  • Up to 444,724 pending cases could be transferred directly to immigration judges.

  • The current system reviews asylum applications twice — once by USCIS, then again by an immigration judge — adding to the backlog.

  • The new rule eliminates that redundancy by sending cases straight to immigration court, skipping the initial USCIS interview entirely.

  • USCIS Director Edlow said the system has been "exploited for purposes of delay and work authorization, not legitimate claims of protection."

  • The rule targets cases filed more than a year after arrival, which officials say rarely qualify for exceptions.

  • Immigration courts already face a backlog of 3.5 million cases, with average wait times of four to seven years.

  • Biden’s decision to release migrants into the US with notices to appear in court (rather than detain them) added 2 million+ cases to the docket.

  • Under Trump, "mega master" hearings have been cramming 100+ cases into single proceedings to speed up deportations.

_OUR TAKE_

The huge influx of illegal aliens under President Biden created a cascade of problems seemingly too numerous to count. Among them has been a backlog of asylum cases, where migrants who have been released into the country often wait for years before a court date, if they even show up at all.

Most migrants crossing into the US are coming for work opportunities and a better life — not because their lives were directly imperiled. Deporting them is simply a matter of justice. So, it’s a positive development to see the administration cutting the administrative tape holding up their deportation effort.

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David Hooten3 months ago

Absolutely, migrants have been abusing the asylum system. 90+% of asylum seekers have their claims denied once they have their case adjudicated. We need a clean system that speeds up asylum claim hearings. We also need to streamline valid immigration cases and speed up the path to citizenship. Sometimes, it takes over ten years for a legal migrant to gain citizenship.

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Bill Roberts3 months ago

Yes, they have but unfortunately our own bureaucracy has contributed to the abuse of the U.S. asylum system. Too much red tape and redundancy keep the system bogged down.

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Don G3 months ago

Yes. As it has been discussed, if they are so good for their country, why did they come here. Those that set up their own mini-country here that mimics where they came from must be deported.

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Bonnie Hissom3 months ago

Of course migrants have been abusing the asylum system. It was another joke under President Biden.

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Fred Scott3 months ago

Hell, YES!

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Susan McCarley3 months ago

As a Californian, I’ve watched it for more than 50years. The Democrats still love slavery. The use it in the form of cheap immigrant labor.

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Robert Zuzzolo3 months ago

So liberals you pay for these people

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Michael H.3 months ago

Our immigration system has been abused for well over a decade not only by migrants but by the leftists who wish to add illegals to the census and voter rolls. The system needs a major overhaul without a doubt.

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Jorge Rios3 months ago

If they crossed that border without following the requirements of the law, they should go back emmediately, not months or years later after many "hearings" and other "vetting" and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars or whatever. They broke the law coming in why should they get any benefits or leniency for that? They should be returned immedeately especialy if they commit any additional crimes, regardless of how minor.

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Selene Kitchens3 months ago

Selene kitchens asylum is for oppressed people in fear of their lives. These foreigners invading USA are bringing the hell of their country to our country. Come on politicians. Those of you who are Americans real Americans. Man up!! Wonder what our forefathers would say about your puny defense of USA.

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Jim Powers3 months ago

Yes, for decades. Democrats don't do anything to rein it in because they want the free votes.

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Bernie Peer3 months ago

Yes, they don’t come here to work they come here to live off of American tax payers.

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Janet Null3 months ago

YES - no DOUBT ABOUT IT! Of course they need help from people in authority to develop and fund these policies sooo maybe they need to leave with them as well: if not to the country of origin but a cell would work too

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Tracey Powers 3 months ago

Yes they have. Our corrupt politicians have allowed it to happen and the US has been under siege until President Trump's administration. Thank you, Mr. President!

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Tim in VA3 months ago

I try to put myself in the position of a poor person peering into a wealthy country only a matter of yards away. I'm not sure I could resist the temptation to go there.

That said, I also would understand that the day might come when the law MIGHT catch up to me. And then there would be the question: if it does, what's the worst that will happen?

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Robert Zuzzolo3 months ago

You really don’t care about this country

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Jim Powers 3 months ago

Does a bear sh*t in the woods?

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Ralph Phares 3 months ago

They have but our slow system enables that very slow pace. We need to look back at there Ellis Island model and how it worked. It wasn't perfect. But if you weren't a good candidate for becoming US citizens then you got a ticket back home or somewhere else, but you couldn't stay here.

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Jim Ahern3 months ago

Of course the migrants have abused the system but make no mistake, the blame falls first and foremost on the Administrations through the years that have allowed the immigration system to become the utter disaster it is today. Auto-Pen Joe and Team were the pinnacle of that failure by design of course. But before we pat Trump on the back we might want to realize that this "rule change" is not fixing the ultimate problem which is wasting all the time and monetary resources on immigration courts/judges. Those who even qualify for asylum are a small percentage of the overall people on these lists. So, it's quite simple, if you don't meet the criteria for asylum then you go home, no questions asked, no courts or judges needed. The point is, why fast-track a process that doesn't need to be a process in the first place?? But these are the games our virtuous leaderships play as they give the illusion of solving problems, when in reality not a damn thing has truly been accomplished..

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P H3 months ago

Yes, and our government created this problem and over-complicated the solution! We have been invaded by millions of people who do NOT want to assimilate into our culture and our laws. There is a LEGAL process for those people who want to assimilate into the ways of our country. They are willing to take a solemn oath to uphold our Constitution, abide by our laws, our values, our freedoms, and love our country. Otherwise, they are not welcome here!

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P H3 months ago

ILLEGAL immigration is ILLEGAL = NOT LEGAL = CRIME = THEY BROKE OUR LAW!!! There is a SOLUTION: ENFORCE THE LAW and send them out of our country, and NEVER ALLOW THEM TO ENTER OUR COUNTRY AGAIN! Problem solved! No complicated bureaucracy needed, period! End of conversation! AND, REMOVE them all from our voter rolls and from any handouts, services, incentives, etc provided while they were here! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Get this done! STAND UP NOW for what our Founding Fathers established - to which they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor - OR WE WILL LOSE the greatest country in the world: OUR BELOVED USA!

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Binh Duong3 months ago

Illegals don’t abuse the system; it’s the dirty Commies under brain dead Biden who had abuse our rules. You cannot blame the illegals when the corrupt people purposely encouraged them to break our laws.

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Robert Zuzzolo3 months ago

So don’t vote for a Democrat ever

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Robert Zuzzolo3 months ago

The American citizens will have to eradicate the disease

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Terry McCall3 months ago

Yes, especially the birthright citizenship loophole. However, it's not all their fault as prior administrations invited them in. Also we need workers so we need to fix our immigration system.

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Linda W3 months ago

No question. This is a huge mess.

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Robert Zuzzolo3 months ago

No way IF you don’t belong here then get the fuck out