US Skips Asylum Interviews, Routes 1.4 Million Backlog Cases Directly to Courts

The United States has introduced a new immigration rule that takes immediate effect, bypassing initial asylum interviews for certain applicants. The rule is designed to address a backlog of 1.4 million pending asylum petitions currently held by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Instead of going through the standard interview process, qualifying cases will be sent directly to immigration courts. The move aims to speed up the overall asylum processing timeline, which has been strained by the sheer volume of pending applications.
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