Trump administration finalizes sweeping asylum regulations
Alanah Lockwood | Vermont Law School, US
December 12, 2020 09:35:26 am
The Trump administration on Thursday finalized sweeping asylum regulations that will come into force January 11, 2021 as part of a mass immigration crackdown. Under the Final Rule, asylum claims will face greater scrutiny if an immigration court finds that an asylee has traveled through another country before entering the United States without first seeking refuge from the traveled country.
The new regulations widen the scope of migrants who may be subject to asylum laws. The Justice Department (DOJ) said in a release on Thursday that the “Final Rule, consistent with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), will enable the Departments to more effectively separate baseless claims from meritorious ones.†The DOJ further indicated that the Final Rule will “streamline and enhance procedures for the adjudication of claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) regulations.†The DOJ hopes that new laws will better ensure that “groundless claims†will not “delay or divert†resources from “deserving†claims in a manner that is consistent with current laws.
https://www.jurist.org/news/2020/12/trump-administration-finalizes-sweeping-asylum-regulations/
