The administration points to the gap between the number passing the first step and the ultimate count of those getting asylum as evidence that many applicants are manipulating the system. Immigrant advocates argue that the law was written to make the initial credible fear test a lower standard in order to give asylum applicants a chance to make their case to an immigration judge. The fact that many ultimately can’t prove their case doesn’t mean claims are fraudulent, they say.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 09, 2019 23:37 UTC