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Dear Friend,

The Attorney General has proposed a regulation limiting the time for filing asylum applications to 15 days after the first immigration court appearance. This regulation would make it virtually impossible for people fleeing persecution to claim the protection offered by U.S. asylum law. Among the requirements of the proposed regulation:

*A 15-day deadline for filing asylum applications;
*A 180-day deadline for immigration judges to decide asylum cases;
*A requirement that judges reject applications for minor technicalities, such as leaving a space for a sibling name blank rather than writing "None."

The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota has submitted a comment on this regulation. You can find a PDF of that comment here. [LINK: [link removed]]

The comment period for this rule ends on Friday, October 23. You can make a comment by going to this page, clicking on the "Comment" button beneath the title of the proposed rule, and entering your comment. [LINK: [link removed]]

Your comment can be long or short. You can give examples of what you think is wrong with the rule. You can say how important you think asylum is for people fleeing persecution and violence. You can focus on a specific part of the proposed rule or on the rule as a whole.

The Administrative Procedure Act requires the government to give the public a chance to comment on proposed rules. Comments become part of the public record. They are available for anyone to read. After the comment period closes, the government agency that proposed the rule must read all of the comments. They must consider comments when drafting the final version of the rule. If a very large number of people comment, it will take longer for the final rule to be published and take effect. The agency may make amendments to the rule after considering the comments.

If you want to comment, but do not want your name to appear, you can enter your name as "anonymous anonymous."

The comment period for this rule ends on Friday, October 23. You can make a comment by going to this page, clicking on the "Comment" button beneath the title of the proposed rule, and entering your comment. [LINK: [link removed]]

In solidarity,

Veena Iyer
ILCM Executive Director

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