New Rule Lets USCIS Send Some Asylum Cases Straight to Court

1 sourceUpdated Jul 27, 2026

The Trump administration is changing how some asylum claims are handled, allowing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to send certain applications directly to immigration judges without first conducting an…

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