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Reported: USCIS uses AI to find patterns in asylum applications

  1. Original Date Announced

    September 21, 2026

    According to an article by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), USCIS adjudicators may be seeing far more information than what applicants and their attorneys submit, including data from prior immigration filings, government databases, fraud-detection systems, and digital analytical tools. USCIS tools like Pangaea Text analyze Form I-589 narratives and highlight patterns that may point to fraud, national-security, and/or public-safety concerns; the system does not automatically approve or deny cases, but its flagged information is reviewed by officers and may influence how they assess evidence and credibility. Applicants generally do not know when or how these tools are being used, and questions remain about the system’s accuracy, error rates, and the specific patterns it identifies.

    Trump 2.0 [ID #2411]

    2026.09.21 Reported: Through the Eyes of a USCIS Adjudicator - AILA 2021.01.06 DHS Privacy Impact Assessment Pangaea Text

Current Status

None

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Reported
Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT
Agencies Affected: USCIS

Documents

Trump-Era Policy Documents

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