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Attorney General Bonta Opposes Unlawful DHS Rule Fast-Tracking Asylum Seekers into Removal Proceedings Without an Interview

Published September 29, 2026

This article in EIN Presswire covers actions by a group of 21 attorneys general, including Minnesota’s Keith Ellison, to oppose the Department of Homeland Security’s new rule that limits affirmative asylum seekers’ opportunities to give an interview to explain to officials the security risks they face should they be sent home. Citing CVT’s information that up to 44% of refugees in the U.S. have survived torture, the attorneys general argue that the new rule violates federal law and especially puts unaccompanied children at risk.

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