DHS removes interview requirement for asylum seekers, possibly speeding removals
The Trump administration changed federal asylum rules to allow immigration officials to deny interviews to asylum seekers and send them directly to immigration court instead. This change could speed up deportation cases. Different outlets describe the policy as either a restriction on immigration or a procedural change implemented without public debate.
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National story. 29 articles from 14 sources. Updated Jul 29, 2026.
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8 sourcesDHS Ends Guaranteed Asylum Interviews, Clearing a Faster Path to Deportation Court
New Trump asylum rule could push 444,000 cases toward quick denials and deportations
Center
3 sourcesAsylum seekers could be sent directly to deportation under new federal rule
DHS strips interview requirement for asylum seekers, expediting deportations
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3 sourcesTrump administration moves to clear asylum backlog by bypassing interview rule
New federal rule sends hundreds of thousands of asylum cases to immigration courts
New Rule Lets USCIS Send Some Asylum Cases Straight to Court
The story so far
4 developments- Jul 27New federal rule sends hundreds of thousands of asylum cases to immigration courts
- Jul 27Only lean-right coverage:Trump administration moves to clear asylum backlog by bypassing interview rule
- Jul 28DHS removes interview requirement for asylum seekers, possibly speeding removals
- Jul 28Asylum seekers could be sent directly to deportation under new federal rule
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