To curb the immigration crisis at the southern border, President Joe Biden’s administration is working on legislation to overhaul the country’s asylum adjudication system to speed up the operation of border processing centers, according to a new report. .
laws in development, first reported by Reuterswhich may include individualized asylum procedures based on an individual’s nationality, prioritizing immigrants from countries with high past approval rates and giving them greater mobility until their cases are resolved.
Conversely, deportation can be expedited for applicants from countries with a lower success rate.For example, in 2022, Chinese asylum seekers won 53 percent The Honduran lost 92% of the time.
Two Homeland Security officials said asylum seekers who are more likely to win lawsuits can be held in apartments rather than camps. Reuters.
“This is a complete rethinking of our approach and is not constrained by current law,” said a DHS official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Reuters.
However, the bill is still at a conceptual level and is far from being submitted to the White House or Congress.
“We’re still in the very early stages of this and it could be something people look at and say, ‘No, we’re not going to do that,'” said another DHS staffer. I got
In recent months, the Biden administration has come under increasing fire from Democratic mayors, primarily New York City’s Eric Adams, for mishandling the immigration crisis at the southern border. The Republican governors of several Southern states have spoken out about busing tens of thousands of immigrants to Democratic cities in the North.
“If your house is on fire, you don’t want to hear about fire protection. said at the beginning of the month MSNBC.
After visiting the border town of El Paso, Texas, Adams intervened at the White House to ask for help. .
Biden has presided over a record-breaking period of illegal immigration since taking office in January 2021.
Mr. Biden introduced new immigration restrictions last month to expedite the deportation of immigrants caught crossing the border illegally from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti in a bid to dull Republican criticism of its handling of the border.Effort is title 42pandemic-era public health policies to reduce illegal border crossings.
Illegal border crossings have declined in recent months, but law enforcement agencies in border areas are still calling for reforms.
“I have personally experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly of being a border county,” said Cochise County, Arizona Sheriff Mark Danells. Said before the House Judiciary Hearings last week. “Right now, this is the ugliest thing I’ve ever experienced.”
