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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted all asylum decisions, agency director says

The announcement was made by USCIS Director Joseph Edlow.

Mock-ups of banned Muslim travellers' passports are placed outside the U.S. Supreme Court, while the court justices consider case regarding presidential powers as it weighs the legality of President Donald Trump's latest travel ban targeting people from Muslim-majority countries in Washington, DC, U.S., April 25, 2018. / REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted all asylum decisions, the agency's director, Joseph Edlow, said on Nov. 28.

"USCIS has halted all asylum decisions until we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible," Edlow said on X.

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