New interview questions: Applicants must now answer if they have faced or fear harm in their home country, with 'yes' possibly leading to denial. Impact on asylum: Initial denials of harm could be ...

Several major media outlets have reported that on April 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of State issued a cable, effective immediately, directing consular officers to “request that a nonimmigrant visa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to now refer asylum applications to Immigration Judges without the need to first ...

The Donald Trump administration released a new asylum rule that will come into effect immediately and it will reduce the backlog in the asylum system. The department said that according to the ...

Trump administration to restrict asylum process by lifting longstanding rule that asylum officers first interview applicants ...