District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The Trump administration has issued a directive targeting immigration attorneys who file fraudulent asylum claims, instructing the Department of Homeland Security to develop anti-fraud policies. The directive follows a court ruling that struck down an executive order closing the U.S. border to asylum-seekers, with data indicating asylum fraud is rare.

The Trump administration has issued a directive targeting immigration attorneys who file fraudulent asylum claims, instructing ICE to develop anti-fraud policies and enforce legal actions against such attorneys. The directive follows a court ruling that invalidated an executive order attempting to close the U.S. border to asylum-seekers, while data indicates asylum fraud is rare.

The Trump administration issued a directive targeting immigration attorneys who file fraudulent asylum claims, instructing the Department of Homeland Security to develop anti-fraud policies and take action against such lawyers. The move aims to narrow immigration pathways to the U.S., with officials stating that asylum fraud is rare but emphasizing greater authority for ICE attorneys to enforce laws against abuses of the system.

The Trump administration issued a directive targeting attorneys who file fraudulent asylum claims, instructing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to develop anti-fraud policies and take action against lawyers submitting false claims. The move follows a court ruling that struck down an executive order attempting to close the U.S. border to asylum-seekers, which the court deemed unlawful.

The Trump administration issued a directive targeting attorneys who file fraudulent asylum claims, instructing the Department of Homeland Security to develop anti-fraud policies and take action against immigration lawyers submitting false claims. The directive follows a federal court ruling that struck down an executive order closing the U.S. border to asylum-seekers, while data indicates asylum fraud is rare, with only 374 terminations of asylum status due to fraud between 2010 and 2014.