Reducing homeland insecurities: ending abuse of the asylum and credible fear program
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Authors
Freudenthal, Anja
Subjects
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR)
asylum
credible fear
immigration
benefit
fraud
criminal
terrorism
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR)
asylum
credible fear
immigration
benefit
fraud
criminal
terrorism
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Moghaddam, Fathali
Barch, Robert
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2015-03
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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This thesis investigates gaps in the credible fear process within the asylum context and provides recommendations for improving the process. As the number of individuals who file credible fear and asylum applications rises, the specter of individuals filing meritless applications increases. Applications for protection filed by criminals, terrorists, and opportunists threaten U.S. national security and public safety, and weaken the integrity of the nation’s asylum system. This thesis explores how the flaws in the asylum and credible fear process should be addressed to minimize fraud and abuse in the system. The findings of this thesis are that frivolous applications are being filed, and that criminals and terrorists are gaming the system. The research also concludes that current safeguards insufficiently protect the nation after an individual’s asylum approval. The author recommends the formation of an Asylum Review Board to provide additional layers of protection after an individual’s asylum claim is approved.
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