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To deter migrants, Trump administration pushes elaborate scaffolding at the border and on the books
MSN News ^ | 31 July, 2019 | Nick Miroff

Posted on 08/01/2019 10:58:34 AM PDT by BeauBo

Prosecutors won't charge father in hot car deaths Senate passes budget deal, sending bill to Trump In court, at the border and through arm-bending negotiations with regional neighbors Mexico and Guatemala, the Trump administration has been devising elaborate new immigration measures to buttress against potential judicial setbacks and the possibility of a new migration surge this fall.

The effort proceeds along two main fronts: a long-range push to narrow access to the U.S. asylum system for migrants seeking protection, and a more immediate attempt to create new deterrents by enlisting foreign governments instead of congressional Democrats.

Late Friday, the administration announced a major new migration accord with Guatemala that would make the country a faraway repository for asylum seekers from other nations. It has been rolled out so hastily that U.S. lawmakers have yet to receive a copy.

Attorney General William P. Barr then cinched the asylum system tighter on Monday, issuing a ruling that makes it more difficult for applicants to seek protection when their family members face threats. Advocacy groups say the change could lead thousands of claimants to lose the ability to seek refuge in the United States.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico
KEYWORDS: asylum; immigration
"Border arrests have fallen about 40 percent since June 7, when the Mexican government agreed to start an unprecedented crackdown to avoid Trump’s threat of tariffs."
1 posted on 08/01/2019 10:58:34 AM PDT by BeauBo
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It may be falling, but not enough: Flood of illegal migrants to the border outpaces last two years with 1.1M expected in fiscal year 2019


2 posted on 08/01/2019 11:32:07 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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Shoot a hundred of the invading wetback bastards and watch how quickly word filters back.


3 posted on 08/01/2019 11:41:19 AM PDT by tomkat
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the accompanying photo: why are the men shielding their faces? Wouldn’t a migrant far from home want their smiling face seen so family members back home could see, oh look, yes, they are ok?


4 posted on 08/01/2019 3:10:42 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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