Immigrant Rights Groups Sue to Protect Due Process for Asylum Seekers
August 20, 2026
August 20, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 20 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies posted the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026:
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Today, immigration legal service providers and advocacy organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new interim final rule that allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to send people seeking asylum directly to immigration court without first assessing their legal claims in an affirmative asylum interview.
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Today, immigration legal service providers and advocacy organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new interim final rule that allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to send people seeking asylum directly to immigration court without first assessing their legal claims in an affirmative asylum interview.