On the recordMay 21, 2018
The number of new asylum filings has tripled between fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2017.
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congress.govThe number of new asylum filings has tripled between fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2017.
McSally highlights the significant increase in asylum applications.
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The second is to hold individuals as long as it takes for them to have due process in order to process their claim.
In summary, as we wrap up, I want to thank the gentlemen for their testimony today and their service.
So for those who don't have a legitimate claim, they have been in the country illegally for a long time.
The sixth is that there could be an expeditious return of unaccompanied minors to non-contiguous countries, so that we can swiftly return them just like we can to Mexico.