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Trump Administration's Asylum Plan Sparks Concerns Over Fairness
4/15/2025
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- The Trump administration is pushing to speed up asylum cases by enabling judges to dismiss applications deemed "legally deficient" without hearings. While this move targets a staggering backlog of over 4 million cases, experts caution it may unfairly penalize those without legal help, risking wrongful deportations for vulnerable applicants lost in the intricate asylum maze.
