Trump administration plan would allow for quick asylum rejections without interviews, internal documents show

TL;DR

The Trump administration is planning a regulation to allow quick rejection of asylum applications without interviews.
Under the proposed rule, officers could reject applications filed more than a year after arrival, with exceptions for medical conditions, poor legal counsel, or unaccompanied minors.
Rejected applicants would be placed in deportation proceedings before immigration courts.
This plan aims to address a backlog of asylum claims and combat alleged fraud in the system.
Immigration lawyers argue the regulation could lead to wrongful deportations by not allowing applicants to explain delays in filing.

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