NEW YORK — Immigration judges rejected a record-high number of asylum cases this year, refusing 65 percent of immigrants seeking the refugee status, according to a recent report published by Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). More than 42,000 asylum cases were decided in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2018, the most since the group began tracking the data in 2001.

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The rise marks the sixth consecutive year that the denial rate has increased, according to TRAC's data. In 2012, the refusal rate was 42 percent; 2018's rejection rate is nearly 50 percent larger, according to TRAC's data. The group obtained data from the Department of Homeland Security through Freedom of Information Act requests.

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TRAC pointed out the increase "largely reflects asylum applicants who had arrived well before President Trump assumed office."

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Immigration judges have been busier than ever before. Courts decided on 42,224 asylum cases this fiscal year, an 89 percent increase from two years ago, according to TRAC's data. There is little relief in sight: as of Sept. 30, there were more than 1 million backlogged immigration cases, including those seeking asylum.

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"I worry that people's due process is at risk and that's at play in the rise of denial rates," said Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy analyst at the American Immigration Council, in a telephone interview with CBS News. "People's claims are getting denied not because it wasn't valid, but because there just wasn't enough time to collect evidence and representation in an environment that's seeking speed."

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Mr. Trump made immigration a key issue of the midterms, often tweeting about a migrant caravan traveling through Central America and Mexico and deploying thousands of troops to the southern border ahead of Election Day on Nov. 6. Days later, Mr. Trump signed an executive order barring asylum from anyone who illegally entered the country, a decree later blocked by a federal judge.

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Asylum is a specific immigration process reserved for people of any nation fleeing persecution. Asylum seekers must establish they face "credible fear" in their home country, and – in a majority of cases – are allowed to live on U.S. soil while a judge determines the validity of their claim. Mr. Trump and other proponents of stricter immigration laws say the system has been abused by migrants, calling the practice "catch and release" and have made attempts to limit the syste

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Nearly 80 percent of last year's asylum decisions were for immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico, countries with already historically low asylum grant rates, according to Sarah Pierce, a policy analyst at the Migrant Policy Institute, a Washington, 카지노사이트 - https://absfuels.co.za/wp/ D.C.-based think tank.

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"You're dealing with an administration that's putting a lot of pressure on immigration judges while looking skeptically at asylum and humanitarianism," Pierce said in a telephone interview Monday evening with CBS New

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Immigration judge selection continued to play a major role in asylum decisions, according to TRAC. Asylum law can have wide-ranging interpretation, leaving immigration judges with more discretion than some other areas of law, said Reichlin-Melnick. For example in San Francisco's immigration court, depending on the judge, asylum denial rates ranged from 10 percent to 97 percen

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"It's refugee roulette," Reichlin-Melnick said. "The single biggest factor on whether you win your case is just who you end up in front of."

Mayor Thomas M. Menino backed the pilot program despite a federal prohibition on the practice and urging from Food and Drug Administration officials to drop the idea over concerns about the safety of the drugs.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 1,493 people died from asbestos in 2000, compared with 77 in 1968.

In fact, in 1998, asbestos-related deaths overtook those of black lung disease, reflecting in part the decline of the coal mining industry, the federal agency said.

The CDC reached its findings by reviewing the death certificates of nearly 125,000 people who had lung conditions linked to inhaling dust or fibers from minerals such as coal or asbestos.

Asbestos use in buildings increased substantially after World War II and peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Because asbestos-related illnesses are slow in developing - it can take up to 40 years between the time someone is exposed to the material and dies from it - asbestos deaths will probably increase through the next decade, said Michael Attfield, a CDC epidemiologist.

"What you've got are folks in their 60s and 70s who might otherwise live longer, but because of the damage to their lung tissue, it leads to an early death," said Forest Horne, a Raleigh, N.C., lawyer who represents asbestos patients. "We're paying the price now for the use of this mineral in almost every construction insulation product used back in the '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, all the way to the '70s."

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Whether someone will develop asbestosis depends on such factors as the intensity and duration of exposure and the person's age when exposed.

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Also, asbestos was probably listed on death certificates more often in recent years as health officials became aware of its dangers.

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The announcement said the potential problem, involving 36,980 pounds, was discovered when a private laboratory reported a positive result for listeria monocytogenes on Wednesday.

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The chicken was produced on July 13 and distributed to warehouses in Georgia and Arkansas, the statement said.

The company also is recalling 12-pound boxes of "America's Choice, Fully Cooked, Breaded Seasoned Chicken Nuggets, 07046" with the codes "4195P17933" and "P17933," produced on July 13 and distributed to grocery stores in Maryland and New York.

Larry Miller, president of KD Acquisitions, said Thursday that all of the chicken that could pose a health problem had been located. "It's not a consumer issue of concern," Miller said. "This is a good example of how competent reputable companies deal with issues that are of concern to consumers."

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin said staff members are searching the state's grocery stores and distribution centers to make sure none of the recalled chicken could reach the public.

The USDA said there had been no reports of illness associated with consumption of the chicken products.

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About one in 500 children worldwide is born with the condition, called familial hypercholesterolemia, which can lead to heart attacks in early adulthood.

Cholesterol levels fell 24 percent in children ages 8 to 18 who were given pravastatin, sold as Pravachol, for two years. And artery-narrowing reversed course with no serious side effects.

Lead author Dr. Albert Wiegman said the researchers were surprised to see reversal after just two years, and said it suggests the children may be less likely to have premature heart attacks in adulthood.

"This is probably the first study that has been able to show that kind of reversibility" in children, said Dr. Stephen Daniels, a heart specialist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center who was not involved in the research.

Similar effects have been seen in adults. Up to now, however, research on statins in children involved shorter-term use of the cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Dr. Gregory Wright of Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minneapolis and St. Paul, said the study applies only to the inherited condition and there is no way of knowing whether statins would work as well in children who have high cholesterol because of poor diet and lack of exercise. These youngsters account for the vast majority of children with high cholesterol.

A few statins have been approved in the United States specifically to treat familial hypercholesterolemia in children.

The authors said longer studies are needed to confirm that the drugs are safe in children, but Wiegman called the results a strong argument for using statins in children with the inherited disorder.

"If we don't treat them, I know I can't look them in their eyes in 15 and 20 years because they won't be there anymore, so we have to do something," said Wiegman, a pediatric cardiologist at the University of Amsterdam.

The study appears in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.

It was funded primarily by the Prevention Fund of the Dutch government. Bristol-Meyers Squibb, which makes Pravachol, also provided funding but was not involved in the study design or analysis, 카지노사이트 - https://bestofblood.com/ Wiegman said. He said none of the authors received consulting or speaking fees from statin makers.

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The JAMA study involved 204 children with familial hypercholesterolemia. Before getting statins, participants spent three months on a low-fat diet yet still had average LDL cholesterol levels of 239 — more than 100 points higher than recommended. LDL is the bad kind of cholesterol that can clog arteries.

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The youngsters took either pravastatin or a dummy pill daily for two years, and were instructed to continue with a low-fat diet and exercise.

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LDL levels fell an average of 57 points in children on pravastatin but were virtually unchanged in those who were given dummy pills.

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Ultrasound tests showed the thickness of the carotid-artery wall decreased by an average of 10 micrometers in those on pravastatin but increased by an average of 5 micrometers in those on the dummy pill. Thickening in the neck artery can sometimes indicate buildup of fatty plaque.

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There were no ill effects on development, hormone levels or liver or muscle tissue. Muscle-wasting and abnormal liver function are among statins' dangerous but rare side effects.

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The announcement said the potential problem, involving 36,980 pounds, was discovered when a private laboratory reported a positive result for listeria monocytogenes on Wednesday.

The recall, by KD Acquisitions I Braselton, covers 14-pound boxes of "Tyson, Fully Cooked Chicken Breast Filet Fritters with Rib Meat, 3806" and 20-pound boxes of "Spare Time, Fully Cooked, Chicken Breast Fillet Fritters with Rib Meat, 3806," the USDA said Wednesday.

The chicken was produced on July 13 and distributed to warehouses in Georgia and Arkansas, the statement said.

The company also is recalling 12-pound boxes of "America's Choice, Fully Cooked, Breaded Seasoned Chicken Nuggets, 07046" with the codes "4195P17933" and "P17933," produced on July 13 and distributed to grocery stores in Maryland and New York.

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Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin said staff members are searching the state's grocery stores and distribution centers to make sure none of the recalled chicken could reach the public.

The USDA said there had been no reports of illness associated with consumption of the chicken products.

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