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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

New rules aim to decide US asylum cases in months, not years

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The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years.

The rules empower asylum officers to grant or deny claims, an authority that has been limited to immigration judges for people arriving at the border with Mexico.

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