Asylum applications in the US will now require a fee
US President Donald Trump has ordered stricter rules for filing asylum applications, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to Voice of America, on April 29, Trump signed a presidential memorandum in which he instructed the Departments of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to introduce a number of new rules within 90 days to tighten asylum policies, including establishing an application fee.
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Trump also ordered rules that would deny people who entered the country illegally the right to work until their applications are reviewed. Currently, asylum seekers who enter the country either legally or illegally are allowed to work while their claims are processed by the courts.
Under U.S. law, asylum seekers who have legitimate concerns about return can seek review in immigration courts. The vast majority of applicants ultimately lose in court, but are able to live and work in the United States for several months or even years while their applications are pending.
Let us recall that in September 2018, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that there were 800 thousand people in the United States awaiting a decision on the issue of granting political asylum.
Since 2000, the number of those whose issue was resolved positively has amounted to more than one and a half million people, and 4.1 million applicants have received permanent residence permits
Asylum applications in the US will now be subject to a fee.