NEW: USCIS has just issued its proposal to change & add fees on the federal register.
I'm currently going through the rule right now but it confirms my reporting on two items: adding a $50 fee to asylum applications & a new DACA renewal fee:
buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
I'm currently going through the rule right now but it confirms my reporting on two items: adding a $50 fee to asylum applications & a new DACA renewal fee:
buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
Of course this is dropped at 5 p.m. on a holiday weekend.
The United States has never charged for asylum.
This is unprecedented.
The United States has never charged for asylum.
This is unprecedented.
The 200 million transfer from USCIS to ICE, as I reported before, mentioned in the regulation:
USCIS is limiting fee waivers for expensive forms (as reported in our story):
These forms would no longer be eligible for a fee waiver:
The DHS proposal includes a MAJOR increase in fees for the naturalization form from $640 to $1,170.
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Story coming. But take a look at this --- the government researched how many countries charge for asylum and found that only 3 other countries do (including Iran):
The administration has been working on the $50 asylum fee since late last year: buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
