US EditionTrump lifts pause on asylum for some migrants
The Trump administration resumes asylum case reviews for most applicants while maintaining restrictions on 39 countries under a travel ban, affecting hundreds of thousands of cases.
- On Sunday, DHS confirmed USCIS lifted the adjudicative hold for thoroughly screened asylum seekers from non-high-risk countries, scaling back a crackdown that halted immigration applications.
- President Trump enacted an indefinite asylum pause after a November shooting in Washington involving an Afghan man, citing national security concerns as justification.
- Immigration applications remain frozen for nationals of 39 countries under the expanded 'travel ban,' blocking access to work permits, green cards, and American citizenship from Iran, Afghanistan, and Venezuela.
- Trump administration officials state policies aim to combat immigration fraud, while pro-immigration advocates argue the administration punishes legal immigrants complying with immigration rules.
- This policy shift is one of several measures the Trump administration rolled out to tighten the legal U.S. immigration system while prioritizing rigorous national security vetting for higher-risk cases.
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Trump Admin Resumes Asylum Claims for Certain Applicants
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun accepting asylum claims for certain foreign nationals after earlier halting processing of such claims altogether, the agency announced in a March 30 statement. In November, the USCIS halted all asylum decisions after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members near the White House. USCIS then issued multiple memorandums, placing a hold on asylum applications and benefit reque…
Trump Admin Resumes Asylum Processing After 5-Month Pause.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has lifted its total ban on reviewing asylum applications, though restrictions remain for around 40 countries.WHO WAS INVOLVED: DHS, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.WHEN & WHERE: The pause was implemented in November 2025 following a deadly attack on the National Guard in Washington, D.C., by an Afghan national.KEY QUOTE: …
Trump admin says it is lifting holds on reviewing asylum applications from non high-risk countries
The lift does not impact asylum seekers from 39 countries the Trump administration determined lacked adequate screening measures and under Trump's travel ban, who make up the bulk of the 1.5 million applicants.
Trump administration scales back on asylum crackdown, sources say
Trump administration scales back on asylum crackdown, sources say The Trump administration is scaling back its crackdown on asylum cases in the U.S. after halting operations last November, sources say. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
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