Attribute it to the situation at the border. As far as adults, roughly 15 are asserting credible fear claims. As far as children, it is in the low Single Digits the number of individual number of children who are actually claiming, making asylum claims at some point in the process. Thats a different process than the credible fear process. I just thought those facts would be potentially helpful. We have those who are lawfully present during daca. Theres an anticipation that daca will be expanded. Anybody thinks that they think if they can get into america, they get to stay into america, stay in america and we know we know that number is well above 98 who get into america who get to stay in america. The asylum applications that come. This woman will apply for asylum. Before shes heard, the baby will be born, and there will be an anchor in this country. That came right under my nose. I yield back. I thank the gentleman. I will now recognize the gentleman from texas, mr. Gohmert, for five
I dont mind sharing one of the most important sort of transitional activities that ive conducted was actually sitting in on a credible fear interview. Its important to note that the credible fear standard is a threshold standard. In other words, it is not the final determination of whether somebody gets asylum. Its simply a threshold determination to determine whether that individual who otherwise is in an expedited removal proceeding can fully assert those claims. I observed the credible fear interview. I understood it to be based on a basic rubric thats used by the Asylum Office to evaluate those claims. It asks questions specifically targeted to determine whether, in fact, the individual could potentially show a credible fear of persecution or torture on various bases. Race, national origin, membership in a particular social group. From that interview, i was satisfied that there is an appropriate matrix of question and appropriate training to our Asylum Officers to assess those indi
On January 24, 2014, Honduran President-elect Juan Orlando Hernández is set to take the oath of office. This inauguration comes at a time when the Central American nation is in the midst of the worst security and financial crisis of its existence. Drug trafficking organizations and related violence have elevated murder rates in Honduras to the highest in the world.[1] Along with the violence is the growing problem of gangs and cartels that spill over its borders and hinder economic development throughout the region.