Posted on 07/27/2019 3:23:00 AM PDT by reaganaut1
President Trump won two victories on his border agenda Friday, with the Supreme Court allowing the use of military funds to expand the barrier on the Mexican border while Guatemala agreed to serve as gatekeeper for asylum seekers trying to get to the U.S.
In a 5-4 decision, the justices of the U.S. high court said President Trump can shift about $2.5 billion in military funds to construct an additional 100 miles of wall at the U.S.-Mexico border in an effort to seal off the U.S. from illegal immigration.
In February, Mr. Trump had declared a national emergency in order to divert a total of $6.7 billion from military and other sources, without the approval of Congress, which had signaled willingness to give him far less. Lower courts had barred the transfer of some of the funds desired by the president, but the Supreme Court on Friday ordered those lower court rulings to be suspended.
“Wow! Big VICTORY on the Wall,” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter. “The United States Supreme Court overturns lower court injunction, allows Southern Border Wall to proceed. Big WIN for Border Security and the Rule of Law.”
Separately, under pressure from the Trump administration, Guatemala agreed to require migrants traveling through it to the U.S. to seek asylum there instead of at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Mr. Trump joined Guatemala’s interior minister, Enrique Degenhart, and acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan in the Oval Office to sign what White House officials said was a safe third-country agreement.
“They can make a protection claim, if they would like, in Guatemala,” Mr. McAleenan said. “So, if they arrive in the U.S. not having availed themselves of that opportunity, they will be returned to Guatemala.”
The two developments represent hard-fought victories for the Trump administration
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Re: Guatemala agreed to serve as gatekeeper for asylum seekers trying to get to the U.S.
Total scam.
Trump’s new agency “rule” that requires immigrants to seek asylum in the first “safe” country they pass through has a huge loophole.
If the “safe” country rejects the asylum request, then the immigrant can continue on to the USA.
(1) The “safe” country does not want thousands of asylum seekers. Therefore, they have a huge incentive to reject as many asylum claims as possible.
(2) The asylum seeking immigrants do not want to stay in Guatemala or Mexico. Therefore, they have a huge incentive to make an asylum request that will be rejected.
....of note, Roberts, for a change, was with the conservatives.
I believe that if the asylum seeker continues on to the USA, then as soon as he sets foot in the USA he can be returned.
This skips the step of having them released into the USA to wait for an asylum hearing. IOW, no more catch-and-release.
That’s my understanding, anyway.
The Guatamala agreement is bogus
The agreement will not be enforced and the outcome will amount to no change.
Absent real and destructive pain, there will be no change.
Diplomacy by lawyers accomplishes nothing except time is lost
Apparently you’ve forgotten that President Trump has suspended all aid to Guatemala until they show they’re complying with this new regime. That’s a mighty big stick he’s swinging.
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Well, well...... I somehow believed that the signing of the agreement meant aid was resumed. Your posts makes me feel much much better.
I would feel safer if there were US Msrines at all the Guatamala border crossings doulle checking
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