The Trump administration is seeking sweeping changes to the rights of asylum seekers that experts say would “decimate” the global refugee system established after World War II, a new report finds.

Reuters , citing internal documents from the State Department and an agency spokesperson, finds the administration is proposing a framework in which asylum seekers would be forced to apply for protection in the first country they enter, not a country of their choosing. This asylum would be temporary, and that country would then decide when it’s safe for the refugee to return.

The administration has plans to hold an event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting later this month.

Officials have said that they sought to undo international asylum rights established after World War II.

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