President Donald Trump’s deputies have denied more than 440,000 asylum claims, according to data from the Washington Post.
\n\nMany of the claims are from economic migrants.
\n\nA Washington Post analysis of immigration court records shows immigration judges, who work at the behest of the Justice Department, have ordered more than 440,000 asylum seekers removed during President Donald Trump’s first 19 months back in office — more than during the previous eight years combined.
\n\nThe judges’ removal orders mean that ICE can quickly return the migrants to their homelands.
\n\nThe success of this aspect of immigration policy is also shown by TRACReports.org, which shows that Trump’s immigration judges have approved only 5 percent of asylum requests in 2026, down from 50 percent in September 2023. Trump’s 5 percent rate ensures only about 800 approvals and 15,000 denials each month.
\n\nOfficials are also reducing the massive backlog of 3 million asylum claims created by President Joe Biden’s welcome policies. The backlog hit 3.7 million in 2024, and is falling below 3.1 million, thus shortening the time that asylum claimants can live and work in the United States.
\n\nThe rapid removal of migrants helps ordinary Americans by nudging up their wages and pushing…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/
