The goal of the proposal is to remove ineligible people from the United States soon after they cross the border, rather than allowing them to wait months, or often years, for asylum proceedings.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a new policy instructing asylum officers to consider whether applicants could have found refuge in their own countries before coming to the United States. That change is set to take effect on May 17.
Neither announcement is expected to have a major effect on a chronically underfunded and understaffed asylum system. The rule to speed up processing would apply only to a small number of applications deemed national security threats.
The Biden administration's focus on securing the border is evident as migration remains a dominant concern for voters. Biden has contemplated preventing illegal crossers from claiming asylum, which historically has been a fundamental right upon U.S. soil entry.
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