Trump Plans 1-Year Asylum Rule Overhaul, Allowing Rejections Without Interviews

4 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Jun 1

Leaked USCIS guidance would let officials deny some asylum applications filed more than 1 year after arrival without first conducting the interview now typically required.
Those rejected cases would be routed into Justice Department immigration courts, where applicants would have to argue to remain in the U.S. before a judge.
Current rules still allow late filings when applicants meet exceptions such as serious medical problems or misleading legal advice, but the proposal would let USCIS reject some of those claims faster.
USCIS said it is weighing multiple steps to stop spending time on what it called deficient applications, while advocates warned asylum seekers could be wrongly pushed into deportation proceedings without explaining filing delays.

With new rules fast-tracking asylum rejections, can overwhelmed courts still guarantee due process?

How will the surge in immigration detention and new fees impact both the national budget and asylum seekers' survival?