An email obtained by NBCNews suggests the Trump admin. used border agents to screen migrants to lower the number who passed the initial test for asylum.
But emails obtained by NBC News suggest Miller and others in the Trump administration have another motive: To curb the number of immigrants passing their credible fear interview.
One current and one former DHS official, both speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Miller has long seen asylum officers as soft and believes border agents would be tougher critics of asylum seekers.
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