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For Immediate Release
Contact: Dan Gordon , 617-651-0841
Aug. 18, 2021

**Proposed Asylum Changes a Positive Step**

**WASHINGTON, D.C.**- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and
Department of Justice (DOJ) have proposed a new rule that would
significantly change the asylum process at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The proposed changes would allow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) asylum officers to adjudicate the asylum applications
of some recent border-crossers, alleviating the immigration court case
backlog and lessening the wait time for families to have their cases
heard. Allowing USCIS to handle more of the asylum process is a change
the Forum has called for

repeatedly

to help address increases in migration at our southern border and lessen
the burden on our overwhelmed immigration courts.

However, under the current proposal, the new procedure would only apply
to asylum-seekers placed in expedited removal proceedings, which have in
the past raised concerns around due process and whether individuals have
been given adequate preparation time before making their case.

The proposal now enters a 60-day public comment period, giving advocates
and others an opportunity to provide feedback on the rule.

"Our asylum system needs improvement. This rule would be a positive step
toward establishing a more efficient and humane system for migrants
arriving at our borders," said

**Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum.**"As
it moves to make much-needed changes to the asylum process, the
administration should continue working with advocates and other
stakeholders to ensure a fully functional, fair, and secure asylum
system for all those seeking protection."

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