WASHINGTON — The Biden administration proposed a rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the deportation process for migrants who are already ineligible for asylum. The regulation would allow asylum officers to check for public safety or national security risks during the credible fear screening. In 2020, the Trump administration implemented a rule similarly instructing asylum officers to apply asylum bars during credible fear screenings. But the Biden administration says this rule is different because it doesn’t require asylum officers to consider bars in all interviews. For this fiscal year through April 23, federal records indicate that asylum officers flagged a potential bar in 733 cases.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 10, 2024 21:53 UTC