REPORT: ‘Fear Of Gang Violence’ No Longer Applicable In Asylum Eligibility
U.S. Border Agents Patrol The Rio Grande Valley In Texas
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Andrew Jose
Contributor
December 11, 2020 8:37 AM ET
The Trump administration finalized a new asylum-eligibility restriction Thursday, a move criticized as a “last-minute immigration crackdown,†according to multiple reports.
The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule “creates additional bars†for asylum eligibility and limits its qualifying circumstances, Politico reported. It enables judges to regard specific applications as “frivolous,†more easily, and, without a hearing, discard asylum requests if found lacking “certain evidence.†(RELATED: Judge Blocks Trump From Adding New Asylum Eligibility Disqualifications)
Additionally, the rule guides immigration judges and asylum officers to reject “broad†asylum claims, such as those related to “domestic abuse and gang violence,†with certain exceptions, according to Reuters. Furthermore, requests from migrants who illegally entered the country, used fraudulent documents, or passed through third countries “without seeking refuge elsewhere first†would be viewed “negatively,†Reuters reported.
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/11/gang-violence-not-applicable-asylum-restrictions-trump-immigration-reports/
