Asylum grant rates have plummeted to historic lows since President Donald Trump took office, and those figures continue to fall as the administration takes a wrecking ball to the immigration courts.

The Trump administration has found a legal way to ensure that asylum claims by immigrants who illegally entered the United States are largely denied, resulting in their deportation. The result has dramatically cut asylum approval rates to single-digits from nearly 50% during the Biden administration, according to the latest figures.