As it stands, asylum claims are one of the few processes for arriving in the United States that don’t involve any cost. He walked through a number of scenarios and described the fees that apply for people to immigrate to the United States. Once your asylum claim is filed with the United States, there’s another important cost: an attorney. Leopold answered that question — and explained why Trump’s proposed 180-day limit on asylum claims is another heavy burden on claimants. That is its intent, just as the intent of family separation was to deter people from coming to the United States.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2019 20:37 UTC