Liberty Headlines: AG Barr Closes ‘Credible Fear’ Release Loophole to Curb Asylum Fraud at Border

IRLI In The News

April 22, 2019

By Lionel Parrott

Attorney General William Barr has closed a “catch-and-release” loophole in immigration law that dates from the second Bush administration in an effort to cut down on growing asylum fraud.

It’s a loophole that has effectively allowed thousands of illegal aliens a “get out of jail free” card for potentially bogus asylum claims. Read the full article at Liberty Headlines.

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