BREAKING: The American Civil Liberties Union files a legal challenge to President Trump's order denying asylum to migrants if they cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. https://t.co/yLo7ePGI9w
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 9, 2018
Trump tells us he’s issuing proclamation suspending the entry of immigrants who cross the border unlawfully, barring them from eligibility for asylum. Any inadmissible immigrants to ports of entry, where they will be processed “in a lawful manner,” staff said yesterday. pic.twitter.com/XYqvLNWy8c
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 9, 2018
The Trump administration is sending thousands of troops to keep out Central American asylum-seekers, but it may well lift a travel ban on a far-right bigot—who previously snuck in to the US—so he can speak to @SteveKingIA and other fellow racists. https://t.co/6GUVR3k5cG
— Ned Price (@nedprice) November 9, 2018
U.N. tells Washington to protect refugees after Trump limits asylum https://t.co/wE0VCDfY04
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 9, 2018
Trump just upended asylum law by citing a fake caravan crisis https://t.co/8eO5z4jpwi pic.twitter.com/WU1PYjCuvR
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 9, 2018
In a proclamation, President Trump called illegal immigration “a crisis” and suspended asylum rights to all immigrants who attempt to cross into the U.S. illegally https://t.co/neJfni0vPF
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 9, 2018
BREAKING: The Trump administration is moving to prohibit people who illegally cross the U.S. border with Mexico from claiming asylum.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) November 8, 2018
BREAKING — The ACLU has filed a lawsuit challenging the decision by @realDonaldTrump to deny asylum to migrants who cross the southern border. The legal challenge comes just hours after the @POTUS announcement. Could be another protracted legal battle.
— Michael D. Shear (@shearm) November 9, 2018