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STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - Trump’s Smart Wall: 193 Miles Built as Border Encounters Plunge to 50-Year Lows

CBP is carrying out President Trump’s Executive Order 14165, Securing Our Borders, and Proclamation 10886, which declared a national emergency at the southern border after southwest encounters surged under the prior administration. What is going up now is a modern upgrade. The Smart Wall, unveiled by DHS and Customs and Border Protection in October 2025, […] The post Trump’s Smart Wall: 193 Miles Built as Border Encounters Plunge to 50-Year Lows appeared first on StoneZone .

CBP is carrying out President Trump’s Executive Order 14165, Securing Our Borders, and Proclamation 10886, which declared a national emergency at the southern border after southwest encounters surged under the prior administration. What is going up now is a modern upgrade . The Smart Wall, unveiled by DHS and Customs and Border Protection in October 2025, is a physical barrier and a persistent detection system built as one machine across nearly 2,000 miles: steel, sensors, roads, drones, and satellites. CBP publishes that work on its Smart Wall Map , an interactive tracker of the entire 1,954-mile U.S.–Mexico border, from the Pacific near San Diego to the Gulf near Brownsville. The agency updates the markers weekly as construction…Open

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AMERICANGREATNESS (Bryan Hyde) - ICE Planning New Detention Facilities for 5,500+ Detainees in Four U.S. Cities

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is currently moving to open four new major detention facilities across the United States with a combined capacity to […] Source

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STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - Trump’s Decisive Asylum Reform: Ends the Backlog Scam Once and For All​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a major change designed to reduce the asylum backlog. The Trump administration issued an interim final regulation formally titled “Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview” (DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0199 / RIN 1615-AD18). Affirmative asylum applications are filed by people already […] The post Trump’s Decisive Asylum Reform: Ends the Backlog Scam Once and For All​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ appeared first on StoneZone .

On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a major change designed to reduce the asylum backlog. The Trump administration issued an interim final regulation formally titled “Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview” (DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0199 / RIN 1615-AD18 ). Affirmative asylum applications are filed by people already present in the United States who are not in removal proceedings. The goal is to cut the massive backlog of asylum cases. By the end of fiscal year 2025, USCIS had more than 1.4 million affirmative applications still pending. Under the new regulation, asylum officers can refer certain affirmative applications directly to immigration…Open

Are interviews still required under the new regulation in any specific circumstances?
Yes, interviews will still be required before USCIS grants or denies asylum, and in any case where the law or a court settlement demands one. Even if referred without an interview, applicants can still present their full case, including testimony, before an immigration judge.
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What reasoning did USCIS Director Joseph Edlow and DHS General Counsel James Percival provide for implementing these asylum reforms?
Joseph Edlow stated the asylum process has been exploited for purposes of delay and work authorization rather than legitimate claims, and that resources should go to those with genuine persecution claims. James Percival noted that deliberate stalling by applicants and their lawyers has been a major obstacle to enforcement, and the change advances the president's push for a tighter, more efficient system.
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According to DHS projections, how many future affirmative applicants could be affected annually by this new regulation?
DHS projects the change could affect about 132,000 future affirmative applicants each year by speeding up the process for asylum officers and immigration judges and by eliminating overlapping reviews.
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What was the status of affirmative asylum applications pending at USCIS by the end of fiscal year 2025?
By the end of fiscal year 2025, USCIS had more than 1.4 million affirmative applications still pending.
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How does the new "Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview" regulation change the asylum application process?
Under this regulation, asylum officers can refer certain affirmative applications directly to immigration judges based only on the written record if the applicant appears barred, ineligible, or undeserving of asylum. This eliminates the redundant step of conducting an interview and a second full hearing, which previously caused delays.
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What is the formal title and docket number of the interim final regulation issued by the Trump administration to address the asylum backlog?
The regulation is formally titled “Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview” (DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0199 / RIN 1615-AD18).
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