According to CBS report, the US President Trump administration launched a nationwide campaign to void asylum claims of thousands of people with active cases in immigration courts by arguing that they can be deported to countries that are not their own.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. The White House, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The report says that the administration’s new tactic involves ICE attorneys asking immigration judges to dismiss asylum cases without hearing them on merits.
The report added that the ICE attorneys have also asked the judges to order asylum-seekers to be deported to countries such as Uganda, Guatemala, Honduras and Ecuador.
This report comes as President Donald Trump is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026.
