Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley
UPDATE: I'm told from sources inside USCIS that they are also pulling most officers in the LA and SF offices from affirmative asylum cases, and in-person interviews in Portland and Seattle have been halted. The SF & LA regions already face a backlog of nearly 70,000 cases. — PolitiTweet.org
Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley
BREAKING: I’ve learned that the Trump administration is suspending virtually all asylum claims processing for the r… https://t.co/5sdP9cS18Z