USCIS Halts All Asylum Applications, and Immigration Benefits for Some Countries

The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has issued a policy memorandum halting decisions on all asylum applications, and immigration benefits for certain applicants pending a comprehensive review. USCIS Halts Asylum decisions for all nationalities. USCIS has halted all asylum decisions for all nationalities (including approvals, denials, or closure of cases), according to the agency. […]