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Trump at it again! Set to raise bar for asylum, speed deportations
President Donald Trump is at it again; weeks after signing an executive order banning Muslims from seven countries from entering America, which sparked wide protests in and outside the US, the businessman turned politician is seeking to raise the bar on asylum as well as speeding deportations.
According to reports, Trump is liaising with the Department of Homeland Security to prepare new guidance for immigration agents aimed at speeding up deportations by denying asylum claims earlier in the process.
Read also: Probe into Trump’s travel ban likely, Washington attorney general says
The Homeland Security Department has now been ordered in new guidelines, contained in a draft memo dated February 17 but not yet sent to field offices, to only pass applicants who have a good chance of ultimately getting asylum, but does not give specific criteria for establishing credible fear of persecution if sent home.
Three sources familiar with the drafting of the guidance said the goal of the new instructions is to raise the bar on initial screening.
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