Comments on Proposed Restrictions to Asylum Procedures and Bars to Eligibility

Published: January 23, 2020

Comments on Proposed Restrictions to Asylum Procedures and Bars to Eligibility

The Trump administration has proposed amending regulations that affect asylum eligibility. If implemented, the regulations would shut America’s doors to many of those most in need of protection. The Council opposes the proposed new rules, which include sweeping new criminal bars and changes in the treatment of vacated convictions and sentences.

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