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U.S. judge blocks Trump administration’s sweeping asylum rules
PHOENIX — A U.S. judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s most sweeping set of asylum restrictions less than two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. The rules had been set to take effect Monday. The court order has limited immediate impact because the government has largely suspended asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border during …
Volunteers battle health crisis of asylum seekers in Mexico
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — When the Honduran boy complained of a toothache, Dr. Psyche Calderon asked the obvious question: “When did the pain start?” The answer broke her heart. “When La Mara broke all my teeth and killed all my family,” the 14-year-old said. He said little else about the attack by the infamous Central …
Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent on the asylum rule is a window into the twisted immigration logic of liberals
Anyone confused about the demented psychology of liberals who believe American taxpayers should support all of Central America’s poor can gain instant clarity by reading one of Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissents this week. The court on Wednesday offered temporary relief to the Trump administration by allowing it to go forward with a new rule that …
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce toughest restriction yet on asylum requests
The U.S. Supreme Court late Wednesday gave the Trump administration permission to enforce its toughest restriction yet on asylum seekers at the southern border, even though a lawsuit to stop the new policy is still working its way through the lower courts. As a result, the government can now refuse to consider a request for …
Supreme Court allows enforcement of restrictions on asylum seekers
A U.S. Border Patrol agent speaks to immigrants after taking them into custody on July 02, 2019 in Los Ebanos, Texas. John Moore | Getty Images The Supreme Court is allowing nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule that prevents most Central American immigrants from seeking asylum in the United States. The justices’ order …
Judge Reinstates Nationwide Injunction on Trump Asylum Rule
A federal judge on Monday issued a nationwide order barring a Trump administration policy that denies asylum to migrants crossing the border unless they have already tried and failed to obtain asylum in another country along the way, a rule that effectively bans claims for most Central Americans fleeing persecution and poverty. Judge Jon S. …
Matchmaking Irish village finds harmony with asylum seekers | World news
It seemed a match made in hell. The village did not fancy the asylum seekers. The asylum seekers did not fancy the village. Residents of Lisdoonvarna in County Clare, on Ireland’s west coast, rejected a government plan to settle asylum seekers there in a lopsided vote: 197 against, 15 in favour. Authorities ignored the vote …
Trump’s Asylum Policies—and the Troops Who Enforce Them—Are Breaking the Law – Foreign Policy
Only 24 hours after a suspected anti-immigrant terrorist killed 20 people in El Paso, echoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about a “Hispanic invasion,” Customs and Border Protection-West Texas tweeted that its agents “have returned to their regular duties.” These duties include implementing a policy that treats asylum-seekers as “invaders” and criminals—instead of as vulnerable …
Trump Signs Deal To Limit Asylum Claims From Guatemala : NPR
President Trump announced that Guatemala is signing an agreement to restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP President Trump announced that Guatemala is signing an agreement to restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America. Carolyn Kaster/AP Updated at 5:22 p.m. ET President Trump …
“I hate it”: Trump and lawmakers react to tragic photo of migrant father and daughter
A haunting image that shows the danger so many are willing to face to try and enter the U.S., has gone viral. Now, officials are pointing blame. Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his almost 2-year-old daughter Valeria are seen face down in south Texas’ Rio Grande. The child’s arm is still holding on to her …
