Asylum advocates who offer legal aid are raising concerns and want answers about a new expedited screening pilot program that the Department of Homeland Security plans to start at some border processing facilities in the Southwest. A DHS spokesperson on Monday told Border Report the new test program will use asylum officers from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to conduct what's called credible fear interviews at U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities.
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