The Trump administration has issued a directive instructing immigration judges to swiftly dismiss asylum claims deemed "legally deficient," even without holding full hearings, a move that legal experts and advocates say undermines due process and could lead to deportations without applicants ever appearing before a judge.
The policy, outlined in an April 11 memo from Sirce Owen, Acting Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), encourages judges to "immediately resolve cases" that lack viable legal pathways for relief.
