Judges and Judiciary,
Immigration,
Government
Apr. 6, 2022
New interim asylum rules a mixed blessing
Under the new rule, immigrants at the border will not be placed in removal proceedings and have their asylum application heard by an immigration judge. Rather, they will be placed in a process known as “expedited removal” to have their cases heard more quickly.
The Biden Administration is issuing a new rule that will change the US asylum system to allow asylum officers instead of Immigration Court judges to adjudicate the claims of immigrants who are seeking asylum at the border.
The purpose of the rule is to decrease the backlog of asylum cases that are currently pending in Immigration Court, and to shorten the time between when an immigrant crosses the border and when the immigrant receives a ru...
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