US Makes Changes to Speed Up Asylum Process at Canadian Border

President Joe Biden's administration plans to speed up the processing of asylum seekers at the US-Canada border in response to a significant increase in migrant crossings. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed in an email to VOA that there will be two changes to the asylum process at the northern border. They also stressed that the department continues to enforce U.S. immigration laws and impose tough consequences on noncitizens who have no legal basis to remain in the U.S. “The Department of Homeland Security carefully reviewed the implementation of the Safe Third Country Agreement with Canada and concluded that it could streamline the process at the border without impacting the ability of non-citizen individuals to have access to full and fair procedures for determining claims for asylum or equivalent temporary protection,” the spokesperson said. CBS News reported the plan before the department confirmed details with VOA. The policy change is scheduled to take effect Wednesday (8/14). The first change would require migrants to show documents, testimony and other credible evidence when U.S. asylum officers screen them to determine whether they are in compliance with the agreement. Previously, migrants could delay screening while they gathered the information needed to prove …

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