EXCLUSIVE – The Department of Homeland Security has issued new guidance directing its immigration attorneys to seek early dismissal of asylum claims they determine are legally insufficient, according to internal guidance obtained by Fox News Digital.

Effective immediately, attorneys with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) are expected to seek dismissal of asylum applications they determine fail to meet the legal standard on their face by filing motions to pretermit in immigration court.

A motion to pretermit asks an immigration judge to deny an asylum application before a full merits…

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