This Dec. 13, 2017 photo shows L. Francis Cissna, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, during an interview in his office in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday. In this December interview, Cissna said that he hoped to stem the growing backlog in asylum applications to prevent fraud and enable those truly fleeing persecution to settle here. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, the agency announced plans to start reviewing newer asylum applications first and pushing those already waiting years toward the back of the line. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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