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April 13, 2023

DHS adjusting how asylum officers screen those in expedited removal process
By Sandra Sanchez


There are over 2.1 million backlogged immigration cases currently, according to Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse of Syracuse University, which tracks all U.S. cases. But expedited processing has come under fire from immigrant advocacy groups who worry that asylum-seekers are being rushed through the asylum process and not having their cases fully vetted. Fast-track ‘dedicated docket’ is slowly adding asylum-seeking migrant families during surge So far in Fiscal Year 2023, nearly 90,000 immigrants have been ordered deported, that’s 40% of completed cases, TRAC reports.


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