"The pause on processing will remain for three dozen countries that have been labeled as 'high risk' and have travel restrictions to the U.S. The list includes mostly countries in Africa, as well as Iran, Afghanistan, and Syria."
"USCIS has lifted the adjudicative hold for thoroughly screened asylum seekers from non high-risk countries, adding that maximum screening and vetting will continue."
"Toward the end of last year, DHS began taking steps to further pause and review these legal avenues of migration, announcing it would re-review the status of everyone who had been admitted into the U.S. as a refugee under the Biden administration."
The Homeland Security Department has lifted its total ban on reviewing asylum applications, but a pause remains for approximately 40 high-risk countries. The Trump administration had previously paused processing for around 4 million asylum applications due to national security concerns following a violent incident. The hold continues for countries labeled as high risk, including several in Africa, Iran, Afghanistan, and Syria. USCIS has resumed processing for thoroughly screened asylum seekers from non-high-risk countries, while maintaining rigorous vetting for higher-risk cases.
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