RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 30 -- The Virginia Attorney General issued the following news release:
Attorney General Jones Opposes Unlawful DHS Rule Fast-Tracking Asylum Seekers into Removal Proceedings Without an InterviewRICHMOND, Va. - Attorney General Jones, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) new rule limiting affirmative asylum applicants' opportunity to participate in an asylum officer interview and explain why they cannot safely return home. The interim final rule (IFR) permits U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to refer these asylum applications directly to the Executive Office for Immigration Review's (EOIR), placing applicants...