(CNN) The Trump administration is proposing a new regulation that would make it exceedingly difficult for migrants to claim asylum in the United States, according to a draft rule released by the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice. Over the course of Donald Trump's presidency, the administration has closed off, or added obstacles, to the ways in which people can seek refuge in the US. The latest proposed rule, which still needs to undergo a public comment period and will not take effect immediately, is no exception. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy counsel at the American Immigration Council, criticized the proposal, saying, "The goal of this asylum regulation -- far from reshaping the system to improve it -- is to make asylum impossible to win." The Trump administration applied a similar rule to migrants traveling through Mexico from Latin America, but the latest rule widens the scope of people who could fall under those restrictions, with some exceptions, such as a victim of human trafficking.

Source: CNN June 10, 2020 23:02 UTC