HERE’S HOW THE ASYLUM SYSTEM IS BEING EXPLOITED

• Most migrants from the so-called Northern Triangle who claim asylum at the border are let into the country pending a court hearing, but only about half file for asylum as they await their day in immigration court, data shows. ª “The vast majority of current Central American asylum seekers — by their own admission — are economic migrants who do not qualify for asylum,” President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping immigration plan Thursday that would combat asylum abuse by screening out “meritless claims.” Tens of thousands of apprehended migrants from the Central American countries driving the border crisis exploit loopholes in the immigration system by making false asylum claims, according to data, experts and surveys. -- More....