Posted on 08/01/2019 6:59:53 PM PDT by bitt
Ignore the media hype, Congress could have fixed this problem but refused to score political points
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has already filed at least one lawsuit against the Trump administration for its new policy that would temporarily deny asylum to those who travel to the Mexican border via another country, until Congress can resolve the situation.
Additionally, several media outlets, including The Associated Press (AP), worry that the new policy “may further strain immigrant detention facilities.”
Trump’s new policy may not pass legal scrutiny, but the administration should make a strong case for it—not as a permanent solution, but as a means to an end in resolving the current emergency at the border, while also maintaining national security as a priority.
In fact, if Democrats cared as much about asylees as they say they do, they’d have resolved this via Congress: Instead, they refused, in order to score political points.
How Trump’s Policy Works
Trump’s new interim rule, issued jointly by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), took effect July 16. It dictates that those who travel through another country won’t be eligible for asylum at the U.S. southern border unless they have applied for and have been denied asylum in the countries they pass through on the way to the United States.
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Nothing is permanent these days.
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