SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 29 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:
OAKLAND- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter (https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/asylum-referral-ifr-comment-letter-california-et-al.pdf) opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) new rule limiting affirmativeasylumapplicants' opportunity to participate in anasylumofficer interview and explain why they cannot safely return home. The interim final rule (IFR) permits U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to refer theseasylumapplications directly to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), placing applicants in a...