A.C.L.U. Sues to Stop Trump’s Closure of Border to Asylum Seekers
A coalition of immigrant advocates, including the American Civil Liberties Union, sued the Trump administration in federal court in Washington on Monday, arguing that President Trump’s order shutting the United States’ southern border to asylum seekers was unlawful.
Immigration Advocates Sue Trump Over Southern Border Asylum Ban
The president effectively halted all immigrant crossings at the border with Mexico on his return to the White House.
ACLU sues over Trump shutting down asylum access at the southern border
WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration advocacy groups on Monday sued the Trump administration over its ban on asylum access at the southern border, saying the sweeping restrictions illegally put people who are fleeing war and persecution in harm’s way.
ACLU sues Trump Administration for ending asylum at Southern border
Trump's executive order sought to dismantle asylum at the Southern border, lawyers say it has been illegally extended to those inside the country.
Trump sued over executive order ending asylum
The Trump administration was sued Monday for its effort to end asylum protections at the border with a Day 1 executive order. The suit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of
ACLU sues Trump administration over asylum ban
The lawsuit, presented in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges Trump's effort to unilaterally ban access to asylum is "unlawful as it is unprecedented" because it overrides Congress' authority. The suit is joined by three immigrant rights groups.
‘There is no more asylum in the United States’: ACLU on Trump immigration executive orders
Lee Gelernt, Deputy Director of ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss President Trump’s executive orders on immigration, expressing deep concern over their implications for the country.
Inventing An ‘Invasion,’ Trump Eliminates Asylum Rights At The Border
The Trump administration has essentially eliminated the ability to pursue asylum at the border, attempting to erase by executive order a right established in U.S. and international law. The restrictions leave migrants who claim they fear for their lives almost no path toward safety in the United States.
Immigrant rights groups file lawsuit to stop Trump asylum policy
The ACLU and a coalition of immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Monday to stop the federal government from implementing the Trump administration’s new asylum policies, which they argue attempt to wipe away long-standing laws and protections “by fiat.
Hundreds protest President Trump's immigration policies across Tulare County
President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders tied to illegal immigration and refugee admissions since taking office on Jan. 20.
Immigration policy is changing fast. What’s enforceable under California’s sanctuary laws?
Two weeks into President Donald Trump’s new term, federal immigration agents are carrying out his agenda to crack down on illegal immigration and have arrested thousands of people. Trump issued a slew of immigration-related executive orders and has promised to prioritize targeting undocumented immigrants with criminal histories.
Immigrant advocates file lawsuit challenging Trump asylum shutdown
The Trump administration has claimed there is an “invasion” on the U.S.-Mexico border to justify summarily expelling migrants ...
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‘We will not stand idly’: Rights groups file suit against Trump asylum ban
Several immigrant rights groups in the United States, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), have filed a ...
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Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Efforts to Completely Shut Down Asylum at the Border
Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration today over the president’s recent proclamation aimed at ...
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Asylum, refugee, H-1B visa: What different immigration terms mean
Individuals must be physically present in the United States to file for asylum, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Those in removal proceedings from the United ...
This family of ten trekked from Venezuela in hopes of asylum in America. Now they’re stuck at the border
Polanco and the other nine members of her family are among thousands of asylum-seekers who were stopped in their tracks by US President Donald Trump’s January 20 decision to cancel all CBP One ...