Trump administration scaling back asylum crackdown enacted after D.C. National Guard shooting, sources say

Trump administration scales back on asylum crackdown, sources say

Trump administration scales back on asylum crackdown, sources say The Trump administration is scaling back its crackdown on asylum cases in the U.S. after halting operations last November, sources say. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.

DHS Winding Down Asylum Crackdown Months After Deadly Attack On National Guard

Trump administration officials are scaling back their unprecedented pause on asylum processing months after a deadly attack prompted them to pump the brakes.

Trump administration scaling back asylum crackdown enacted after D.C. National Guard shooting, sources say

The unprecedented move amounted to an indefinite suspension of all asylum requests filed outside of immigration court, regardless of the applicant's nationality.