“It’s a shameful farce.”ADADAmong migrants who sought protection to avoid being deported, U.S. immigration courts granted asylum to 13,248 in 2018, according to the most recent DHS statistics. In an emailed statement, DHS spokesman Harry Fones said the United States continues to uphold its legal obligations to protect migrants. MPP hearings in the United States have been suspended during the outbreak. That threshold ismuch more restrictive than the standard applied under usual asylum rules. ADADThe decision also must be approved by a USCIS supervisor, and applicants do not have the ability to appeal the decisions to U.S. immigration courts.

Source: Washington Post May 13, 2020 18:55 UTC