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Héctor Ríos Morales

Report: Trump Admin Considering Plan That Would Fast-Track Asylum Seekers Into Deportation Proceedings

Citizenship applicants await interviews at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Dallas Field Office (Credit: Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Trump administration officials are considering a policy change that could make it more difficult for asylum seekers to have their cases reviewed by U.S. immigration authorities by allowing applications to be rejected without first conducting interviews.

According to internal government documents obtained by CBS News, the proposal would authorize officers with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to deny asylum applications if they determine the claims were filed more than one year after an applicant entered the United States.

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