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Asylum-seekers abandon cases as ICE seeks to deport them to third countries

More than 12,000 people gave up their asylum claims or voluntarily departed the U.S. as ICE moved to cut cases short by sending asylum-seekers to third countries, a CBS News analysis found.

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What happened

According to CBS News’s source item, Asylum-seekers abandon cases as ICE seeks to deport them to third countries, More than 12,000 people gave up their asylum claims or voluntarily departed the U.S. as ICE moved to cut cases short by sending asylum-seekers to third countries, a CBS News analysis found.

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Asylum-seekers abandon cases as ICE seeks to deport them to third countriesCBS News - 2026-05-08T16:13:00+00:00

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