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President Donald Trump has made asylum seekers headed to the United States a major political issue with his continued focus on the migrant caravan. Now, new data shows their likelihood of success seeking safety in the country is decreasing — even if they make it past the tear gas. Data from 2018 asylum decisions show that denials are way up, reaching a new record. This could be particularly bad news for women and other vulnerable groups.
According to numbers from Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) report, the total number of rejections has doubled since 2016, but so have the number of cases. That means through the end of September, the rejection rate was 65 percent. Of all those who applied, only 35 percent were granted asylum. That's a drastic change since 2012, when 58 percent of asylum seekers were granted the protected status, while just 42 percent were denied.
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