DHS Issues Guidance to Strengthen Credible Fear Standard
Published:
Wed, Jul 11th 2018 @ 1:45 pm EDT
The Department of Homeland security (DHS) issued guidance on Wednesday, instructing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers to tighten up asylum requirements by only granting asylum to foreign nationals who can prove that they are the victims of government-sanctioned persecution.
The guidance comes after Attorney General Jeff Sessions ruled last month that "claims by aliens pertaining to domestic violence or gang violence perpetrated by non-governmental actors will not [generally] qualify for asylum."
The guidance will help to prevent fraud by ruling out asylum for those who claim dangerous neighborhoods and difficult circumstances, devoid of government involvement, as the sole reason for fleeing their home countries. It also says that foreign nationals who illegally enter the U.S. to seek asylum will be more likely to have their application rejected.
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/dhs-issues-guidance-strengthen-credible-fear-standard
