A federal judge, who had been appointed by President Donald Trump, ruled in favor of the Trump administration regarding a new law that would force potential asylum-seekers to apply for asylum elsewhere before turning to the United States.
What are the details of the law?
Under this new law, asylum-seekers will have to prove that they applied for asylum in another country and were denied, before they can apply for asylum in the United States. This is part of an overall trend for the Trump administration of pressuring Latin American countries to bear some of the burden from illegal immigration and mass migration, particularly from migrants who are fleeing crime and unrest in Central America.
The law, which took effect Tuesday, has exceptions for human trafficking victims (who can still apply for asylum directly with the United States without going anywhere else first), for people in countries that haven't signed asylum laws, and migrants who have already been denied asylum in certain other nations.
Trump-appointed federal judge gives administration a win on new law regarding asylum-seekers
What are the details of the law?
Under this new law, asylum-seekers will have to prove that they applied for asylum in another country and were denied, before they can apply for asylum in the United States. This is part of an overall trend for the Trump administration of pressuring Latin American countries to bear some of the burden from illegal immigration and mass migration, particularly from migrants who are fleeing crime and unrest in Central America.
The law, which took effect Tuesday, has exceptions for human trafficking victims (who can still apply for asylum directly with the United States without going anywhere else first), for people in countries that haven't signed asylum laws, and migrants who have already been denied asylum in certain other nations.
Trump-appointed federal judge gives administration a win on new law regarding asylum-seekers
