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Trump administration’s new asylum fees left immigrants confused about payment methods and deadlines, with some facing case dismissals before payment options existed.

Advocacy organizations are suing, arguing the chaotic rollout violates due process and unfairly threatens asylum seekers navigating an ‘unnecessary bureaucratic mess.’

WASHINGTON — Late last month, an immigrant seeking asylum in the U.S. came across social media posts urging her to pay a new fee imposed by the Trump administration before Oct. 1, or else risk her case being dismissed.

Paula, a 40-year-old Los Angeles-area immigrant from Mexico, whose full name The Times is withholding because she fears retribution, a

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