The Trump administration is cutting the time refugees have to fight the loss of their legal status, the AP reported. The new rule takes effect Wednesday.

Refugees who get a notice that the government plans to end their status will now have 10 days to respond, down from 30, both outlets reported. The rule took effect without the usual public comment period first, Fox News said.

The goal is to "mitigate potential risks" from people who were let in as refugees but were not eligible, the AP reported, citing the rule.

The rule points to refugees admitted under President Joe Biden. It says there was an "alarming erosion of the integrity" of the program in those years, both outlets reported. Refugee groups dispute that claim, the AP said.

"The priority of expediency over quality encouraged a lack of robust interviews," the rule says, Fox News reported.

A spokesman for the federal immigration agency, Zach Kahler, said the government is "ensuring that refugee status is reserved only for those who were eligible under the law," Fox News reported.

The administration has already ordered a review of at least 185,000 refugees admitted under Biden who are still waiting for green cards, Fox News said. The AP said the rule does not say how many people could be affected.

Refugee groups say 10 days is not enough. "These families did everything asked of them," said Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, who leads Global Refuge, both outlets reported. She said the new clock is too short "to find a lawyer, translate documents or get records out of a country they were forced to flee."

Refugees go through long background checks before they are allowed in, Fox News said. Many wait for years in camps.

What we know: The time to answer a notice to end refugee status fell from 30 days to 10.
What we don't: How many refugees will get such notices.