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Biden administration to speed up asylum cases, expand legal resources at the border

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The Biden administration next week will begin conducting asylum interviews at the border and expanding legal resources. The Biden administration next week will begin conducting asylum interviews at the border while it expand s access to legal services for migrants seeking refuge in the U.S., according to two administration officials. The latter a key issue that emerged during attempts to fast-track processing under the Trump administration . Starting with a small number of migrants, asylum officers will begin holding what are known as “credible fear” screening interviews with those at U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities, the officials told ABC News. The interviews are among the first steps required to make an asylum claim. Currently, the screening interviews are conducted only after migrants leave CBP custody. But the Biden administration is anticipating a potential influx of asylum seekers amid the end of pandemic-era rules that gave border officials power to swiftly re...

CBP seeing rise in attempts to bring eggs across southwest border

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Amid the rising cost of eggs, CBP says it's seeing an increase in people trying to bring eggs across the southwest border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it has seen an increase in eggs being brought across the border -- a practice it said is technically illegal. The price of eggs has been skyrocketing -- up 60% in December the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says, with the average price of a dozen at $4.25. Much of that increase is due to widespread bird flu -- and CBP said people are attempting to transport eggs "because they are significantly less expensive in Mexico than the U.S." "The San Diego Field Office has recently noticed an increase in the number of eggs intercepted at our ports of entry," Director of Field Operations for the San Diego Sector, Jennifer De La O said. "As a reminder, uncooked eggs are prohibited entry from Mexico into the U.S. Failure to declare agriculture items can result in penalties of up to $10,000." U.S. Cus...