The Trump administration announced Monday it will move to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants in the government’s latest major attempt to restrict the influx of migrant families coming to the United States.

The new rule says asylum-seekers who pass through another country and do not seek asylum there will not be eligible for asylum in the United States, according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security.

The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security said in the statement they were adding a new bar to eligibility for asylum for a migrant “who enters or attempts to enter the United States across the southern border, but who did not apply for protection from persecution or torture where it was available in at least one third country outside” the migrants country of citizenship or last lawful residence “through which he or she transited en route to the United States.”

“Until Congress can act, this interim rule will help reduce a major ‘pull’ factor driving irregular migration to the United States and enable DHS and DOJ to more quickly and efficiently process cases originating from the southern border, leading to fewer individuals transiting through Mexico on a dangerous journey,” Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan said in the statement.

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