President Joe Biden’s vow to overhaul the asylum process remains unfulfilled as he enters his second year — as does his promise to deal with the factors in Central America that have prompted millions in recent years to flee for the United States.
Biden vowed to “reassert America’s commitment” to asylum-seekers and refugees by easing Trump administration policies that had limited eligibility for seeking asylum, doubling the number of immigration court employees, sending more asylum officers to the border, and creating a system for people to apply for asylum while in their home country.
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