The Department of Homeland Security is launching a pilot program to hold 'credible fear' screenings in CBP custody ahead of the end of the Title 42 public health order.
will soon begin holding"credible fear" screenings for migrants claiming asylum at Customs and Border Protection facilities as the Department of Homeland Security gears up for a potential surge in migrants next month when the Title 42 public health order ends.
"This is part of a planning effort underway to initiate a process that would allow migrants to receive credible fear interviews from specially trained U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS] officers while still in [CBP] custody," spokesperson Marsha Espinosa said.and is a significantly lower bar than the ultimate asylum decision, which can take years to be decided in immigration court.
DHS said the process is designed to ensure that migrants have access to legal service providers, and said the efforts would inform best practices if credible fear interviews are expanded.as it is similar in some ways to a Trump-era policy — the Prompt Asylum Claim Review pilot program — which was intended to hold screenings in custody quickly and remove those who are ineligible.
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