The United States has long offered asylum protection to people who have fled their own countries and fear they will face threats or harm if they go back. In the latest available report, over 26,000 were granted asylum in 2015. Many came from China, El Salvador and Guatemala. However, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said recently the current system is hurt by a lot of abuse and fraud. And he demanded stronger rules for people seeking asylum in the U.S. Sessions said current policies let some people enter the country without a good reason. The immigration court system, he added, is overwhelmed with 600,000 cases awaiting a hearing, although not all are asylum cases. President Donald Trump has called for major changes to immigration and asylum rules. He has called the current system broken.
Title: US Attorney General Calls for Changes to Asylum Rules
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2173/asylum_rules.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US Attorney General Calls for Changes to Asylum Rules' data-article-id='2690'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13375'>The United States has long offered asylum protection to people who have fled their own countries and fear they will face threats or harm if they go back.</span> <span data-start-time='13375' data-end-time='23083'>In the latest available report, over 26,000 were granted asylum in 2015.</span> <span data-start-time='23083' data-end-time='29458'>Many came from China, El Salvador and Guatemala.</span> <span data-start-time='29458' data-end-time='41271'>However, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said recently the current system is hurt by a lot of abuse and fraud.</span> <span data-start-time='41271' data-end-time='48708'>And he demanded stronger rules for people seeking asylum in the U.S.</span> <span data-start-time='48708' data-end-time='57333'>Sessions said current policies let some people enter the country without a good reason.</span> <span data-start-time='57333' data-end-time='71479'>The immigration court system, he added, is overwhelmed with 600,000 cases awaiting a hearing, although not all are asylum cases.</span> <span data-start-time='71479' data-end-time='79625'>President Donald Trump has called for major changes to immigration and asylum rules.</span> <span data-start-time='79625' data-end-time='83771'>He has called the current system broken.</span> </p></div><div 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2173/fear_of_threat_or_harm.m4a'><span>fear of threat or harm</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2173/report_illegal_activity.m4a'><span>report illegal activity</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2173/receive_benefits.m4a'><span>receive benefits</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2173/to_take_advantage.m4a'><span>to take advantage</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9575 data-hint-location='29458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2173/sessions_said_the_current_system_is__blank_.m4a'>Sessions said the current system is <span class='blank'>hurt</span>.</div><div 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