AN UNBIASED VIEW OF ASYLUM APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE U.S.

On Sept. 23, 2020, USCIS posted a temporary closing rule (TFR) requiring affirmative asylum applicants to make use of our contracted telephonic interpreters for his or her asylum interviews, in lieu of bringing an interpreter to the interview. We posted this TFR to lessen the spread of COVID-19 during asylum interviews with USCIS asylum officers al