Trump Plans to Dismiss Asylum Claims and Speed Up Deportations

• Trump Seeks to Speed Up Mass Deportations
• Government plans to reject asylum requests
• Trump toughens immigration policy in the U.S.

President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing a plan that could dismiss the asylum claims of hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S., exposing them to accelerated deportation proceedings.

The measure is part of a broader immigration crackdown aimed at limiting access to humanitarian protections and increasing the removal of individuals without legal status.

Two sources familiar with the plan revealed that the policy would target individuals who entered the country irregularly and later filed for asylum.

According to federal reports, nearly 25% of asylum seekers in 2023 admitted to entering illegally — which amounts to at least a quarter million people.

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This strategy marks an unprecedented shift, as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) — traditionally responsible for processing immigration benefits — would now be empowered to initiate fast-track deportations and sanction immigration violations.

This expansion of USCIS authority was approved by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to an internal memo obtained by CNN.

While USCIS has not officially announced the change, its spokesperson Matthew Tragesser stated the agency’s priority is to «maintain the integrity of the immigration system and remove undocumented foreign nationals.»

Civil rights groups such as the ACLU have raised concerns over the plan’s implications.
«They’re turning USCIS into an enforcement arm of ICE,» said Sarah Mehta, deputy director of government affairs at the organization.

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Asylum seekers whose cases are dismissed could face deportation without a court hearing, through a mechanism known as expedited removal.

This policy had already been extended earlier this year to cover any immigrant unable to prove at least two years of continuous residence in the United States.

Activists and legal experts warn that the approach will leave thousands of immigrants vulnerable, including those who have lived, worked, and contributed to their communities for years.

«Dismissing their asylum claims will harm them, their families, and their employers,» said Conchita Cruz of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project.

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