Trump to make asylum changes as soon as Friday

[DonViejo]

By TED HESSON and ANDREW RESTUCCIA 11/07/2018 09:29 PM EST

President Donald Trump plans to take executive action, possibly as early as Friday, to limit the ability of migrants to seek asylum at the southwest border, an administration official confirmed Wednesday.

Trump signaled last week that he would issue a “comprehensive” directive in the coming days that deals with immigration.

The president fumed in the run-up to the midterm elections over a group of Central American migrants traveling through Mexico en route to the United States. Republican voters considered immigration a major issue in the elections — and Trump hammered home the message that the caravan amounted to an “invasion” on the southwest border.

The administration has considered a fast-track regulation paired with a presidential proclamation to block asylum seekers, POLITICO reported last month.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/07/trump-immigrants-asylum-caravan-953805

[SeattleVet]

1. Instead of changing the asylum process...

he should be locked *in* an asylum.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. What the hell has happened to laws in this country when IQ45 can just

change them without regard to Congress? Same with breaking treaties.