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USCIS Freezes Asylum and Benefits for High-Risk Countries
USCIS has issued a sweeping new policy memo placing an immediate hold on all pending affirmative asylum cases and on many immigration benefit requests from applicants connected to 19 “high-risk” countries under Presidential Proclamation 10949. The pause has no end date yet and includes retroactive re-review of some approved cases. Here’s what it means for applicants, families, and employers—and what to expect next.