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October 21, 2026

Exclusive: State Department warns Americans about Latin America. Privately, it tells asylum officers a different story
By Priscilla Alvarez


Asylum denials are already high. In June, for example, 94% of asylum cases were denied, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. That’s a dramatic increase from two years ago when the asylum denial rate hovered around 50%.


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