The Trump administration implemented a policy change on July 28 that routes many asylum applications directly to immigration courts for possible quick dismissal. More than 300,000 Haitians also lost Temporary Protected Status earlier in the week. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine criticized the moves as harmful to the state economy.
The new policy allows hundreds of thousands of pending asylum cases at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to shift to Justice Department courts. Judges there can now dismiss some cases without hearings under prior changes.
The administration said the shift addresses a backlog crisis and went into effect immediately without the usual review period. Officials argued that many applicants were exploiting procedures.
Separately, more than 300,000 Haitian migrants lost TPS on July 27. Immigration and Customs Enforcement began prioritizing related deportations, including in Springfield, Ohio.
DeWine told CBS News the plan is a mistake that would damage local businesses and workforce growth in the state. He noted that immigrants have driven much of Ohio's recent economic expansion.
