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The State Department said the assessments were prepared by personnel with regional expertise to provide background information for immigration officials. Administration officials have maintained that travel advisories address risks to American visitors, which may differ from those facing local residents.
The reports emerge as asylum denials have been steadily increasing. According to Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, 94% of asylum cases were denied in June, compared with approximately 50% two years earlier.
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