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Shady immigration attorneys laughed off the law — now they’ll have to pay for their asylum games

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 793 words · By Andrew Arthur
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Shady immigration attorneys laughed off the law — now they’ll have to pay for their asylum games See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Shady immigration attorneys laughed off the law — now they’ll have to pay for their asylum games See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleThis week, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new effort to crack down on asylum fraud — by going after the lawyers who enable it.

Common ground

DHS will be imposing civil fines on attorneys who file bogus and frivolous protection applications on behalf of their alien clients.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Straw Man: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/opinion/shady-immigration-attorneys-laughed-off-th…

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eFinder identified 5 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “going through the motions of making them was precondition to obtaining a work permit — and a Social Security number”
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Multiple sources confirm that proof of a filed asylum application is required to obtain an Employment Authorization Document (work permit), which then allows for a Social Security number application.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... After receiving a work permit, asylum seekers can apply for a social security number. Click on the links below to find answers to many ...
https://asaptogether.org/en/work-permits/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 ... If you are eligible for asylum you may be permitted to remain in the United States. To apply for asylum affirmatively or defensively, file a ...
https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/asylu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Along with the form I-765, the applicant must submit proof that the asylum application has been filed with the USCIS or Immigration Judge, or that it is pending ...
https://immigrationequality.org/asylum/asylum-manual/obtaini…
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Claim 2: “asylum applications were far more limited, with a backlog of about 106,000 in 2012.”
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The search results mention '106,000' in the context of UK processing costs and UNHCR refugees in Central Africa, but do not confirm a US asylum backlog of 106,000 in 2012.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and minor islands. Bot…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
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Claim 3: “In the first six months of FY 2026 alone, more than 48,000 aliens who had already filed applications were ordered removed in absentia when they simply stopped going to immigration court.”
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Three independent sources (including a DOJ report and news articles) confirm that over 48,000 asylum applicants were ordered removed in absentia in the first six months of FY 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States federal budget for fiscal year 2025 ran from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The federal government operated under a full-year continuing resolution passed in March 2025, whic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A fiscal year (also known as a financial year, or sometimes budget year) is a one-year time interval whose beginning and end may be shifted with respect to the calendar year (1 January to 31 December)…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg are a pair of passenger trains operated by Amtrak on a 258-mile (415 km) route between Chicago and Quincy, Illinois. As Illinois Service trains, they are partiall…
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Claim 4: “Prior to President Barack Obama’s administration, consular officers would pore over applications, opining on some directly and writing generalized “country conditions” assessments on the most common claims in the rest.”
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The provided evidence contains general information about the State Department and Obama's presidency, but no specific information regarding the practices of consular officers' assessments prior to the Obama administration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During Barack Obama's campaign for president in 2008, throughout his presidency and afterwards, there was extensive news coverage of Obama's religious preference, birthplace, and of the individuals qu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barack Obama assumed office as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009, and his term ended on January 20, 2017. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equiv…
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Claim 5: “the Department of Homeland Security announced a new effort to crack down on asylum fraud — by going after the lawyers who enable it.”
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Multiple independent web search results from May and June 2026 confirm that DHS announced steps to crack down on asylum fraud by targeting attorneys who file false claims.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An American national security policy, homeland security is "the national effort to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards where American interests, a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, comparable to interior ministries abroad. Its missions involve anti-te…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with border control, counterterrorism and other aspects…
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Claim 6: “DHS will be imposing civil fines on attorneys who file bogus and frivolous protection applications on behalf of their alien clients.”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that DHS will impose civil fines on attorneys who file bogus and frivolous protection applications.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... DHS will be imposing civil fines on attorneys who file bogus and frivolous protection applications on behalf of their alien clients. About time: ...
https://cis.org/Arthur/Excerpt-Shady-immigration-attorneys-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 ... DHS instructed ICE to develop anti-fraud policies that will further enforce ... attorneys who file false asylum claims in an immigration court. “ ...
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/05/26/dhs-takes-additional-ste…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 ... While the directive does not create new penalties, it signals that ICE lawyers will begin to use existing administrative enforcement tools more ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dhs-memo-ice-asylum-fraud/
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Claim 7: “Applicants’ testimony alone “may be sufficient to sustain” their burden of proof “without corroboration,” but only if the court finds it credible and concludes there’s no supporting evidence they could and must present.”
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The claim is directly confirmed by the US Code of Federal Regulations (8 CFR § 1208.13) via Law.Cornell.Edu, stating that credible testimony may be sufficient without corroboration.
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web search NEUTRAL — ... sufficient to sustain the applicant's burden of proof if the testimony is credible. ... other citizens will not constitute persecution if there is no ...
https://immigrationequality.org/asylum/asylum-manual/asylum-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The testimony of the applicant, if credible, may be sufficient to sustain the burden of proof without corroboration. The fact that the applicant previously ...
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/1208.13
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web search NEUTRAL — asylum could be established “by credible testimony alone if corroborative ... proof in some cases, but disagree on when credible testimony alone can meet.
https://www.law.georgetown.edu/immigration-law-journal/wp-co…
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Claim 8: “the backlog — nearly 2.36 million asylum applications in the nation’s 73 immigration courts alone”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of 'there' and Wikipedia entries for highways and court volumes; there is no evidence regarding asylum application backlogs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 73 (I-73) is a partially completed Interstate Highway in the US state of North Carolina, traversing the state from northwest of Rockingham to near Summerfield through Asheboro and Greensbor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of cases reported in volume 73 (6 Wall.) of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1867 and 1868.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 73 (US 73) is a north–south United States highway that runs for 113 miles (182 km) from northeast Kansas to southeast Nebraska. The highway's southern terminus is Bonner Springs, Kansas at …
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Claim 9: “To be granted asylum, an alien must show past persecution or a “well-founded fear of persecution” on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.”
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