DHS removes interview requirement for asylum seekers, possibly speeding removals

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 559

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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WASHINGTON — Federal asylum officers can deny interviews to asylum seekers and send them immediately to an immigration judge, speeding up deportation proceedings, under a rule U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published Tuesday.

The rule, which takes effect immediately, will allow USCIS, a Department of Homeland Security agency, to refer directly to immigration judges certain asylum cases — such as noncitizens who are not yet in deportation proceedings and are proactively seeking asylum — without …

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