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Judge scrutinizes Trump's policy shift on asylum seekers
Source: Associated Press
Judge scrutinizes Trump’s policy shift on asylum seekers
By SUDHIN THANAWALA
March 22, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Civil rights groups seeking to block the Trump administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico had met basic requirements to bring their case, a judge said Friday, but he appeared skeptical of one of their key arguments to show the practice is illegal.
Judge Richard Seeborg did not immediately issue a ruling at the end of a hearing to help him decide whether to put the policy on hold while a lawsuit challenging it moves forward.
The policy that began in January at the San Ysidro border crossing in San Diego marked an unprecedented change to the U.S. asylum system . Families seeking asylum are typically released in the U.S. with notices to appear in immigration court.
The administration later expanded the policy to the Calexico port of entry, about 120 miles (193 kilometers) east of the San Ysidro crossing.
The lawsuit on behalf of 11 asylum seekers from Central America and legal advocacy groups says the administration is violating U.S. law by failing to adequately evaluate the dangers that migrants face in Mexico.
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By SUDHIN THANAWALA
March 22, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Civil rights groups seeking to block the Trump administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico had met basic requirements to bring their case, a judge said Friday, but he appeared skeptical of one of their key arguments to show the practice is illegal.
Judge Richard Seeborg did not immediately issue a ruling at the end of a hearing to help him decide whether to put the policy on hold while a lawsuit challenging it moves forward.
The policy that began in January at the San Ysidro border crossing in San Diego marked an unprecedented change to the U.S. asylum system . Families seeking asylum are typically released in the U.S. with notices to appear in immigration court.
The administration later expanded the policy to the Calexico port of entry, about 120 miles (193 kilometers) east of the San Ysidro crossing.
The lawsuit on behalf of 11 asylum seekers from Central America and legal advocacy groups says the administration is violating U.S. law by failing to adequately evaluate the dangers that migrants face in Mexico.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/bfc428c714374913826fc80eec95d30f