Trump orders new curbs on asylum seekers but legal challenge likely
Source: The Guardian
Citing an “overwhelmed” asylum system, Donald Trump on Friday morning signed a proclamation to ban people from seeking asylum if they cross the border into the US from Mexico outside of a designated port of entry – a move that is expected to face immediate legal challenges.
“We need people in our country but they have to come in legally and they have to have merit,” Trump told reporters before leaving for Paris.
Late on Thursday afternoon, the Trump administration announced new restrictions on asylum seekers at the border with Mexico, in a move that experts said violated immigration laws.
The new regulation declares that people can apply for asylum along the US-Mexican border only at official ports of entry. Administration officials said the restrictions will go into effect on Saturday and will be in place for at least three months. They do not apply retroactively to people who have already crossed the border.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/08/trump-administration-blocks-asylum-claims-by-those-crossing-border-illegally
It's an international obligation to look at requests for asylum, you fucker. Saying "we don't want to pay the money to go through the process" is no excuse, you cheap bigot.
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