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    Acting Head Of Customs and Border Protection Says New Asylum Rule In 'Pilot' Phase

    "Although the new federal regulation allows us to apply that all 2,000 miles along the Southwest border, we're not going to do that," Mark Morgan told NPR.
    by Vanessa Romo Jul 18, 2019 2 minutes
    Acting Chief of Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan says he doesn't expect the asylum rule announced this week to be in place for very long.

    Mark Morgan, acting head of Customs and Border Protection, said Thursday that the Trump administration's new asylum rule, unveiled earlier this week, is being rolled out as a small "pilot" and that officials expect it to be blocked in court.

    The in U.S. asylum law. It denies asylum protection to most migrants arriving at the Southern border unless they first apply

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