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New US Rule Skips Asylum Interviews, Sends Some Cases Straight To Courts
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The US government has implemented a new rule that bypasses initial asylum interviews to expedite the processing of a 1.4 million case backlog. Cases will now be referred directly to immigration courts to improve administrative efficiency.
The new rule, which comes into immediate effect on Tuesday, is aimed at reducing the time required to process the backlog of 1.4 million asylum petitions with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
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