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Trump admin eases asylum freeze for vetted migrants, keeps bans on ‘high-risk’ nations

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday it is slackening restrictions on asylum applications set in place after an Afghan asylee allegedly murdered one West Virginia National Guardsman and gravely wounded another in Washington last fall.The November incident near Farragut Square led President Donald Trump to crack down on allowing asylum seekers into the country, and the administration hammered more lax Biden-era policies that allowed Afghans such as the suspect into the country.A DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the stringent screening process itself will not change,...

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