澳彩开奖 statement on Trump administration policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico
The Trump administration鈥檚 war on asylum seekers sank to a new low with a policy that 鈥� beginning today 鈥� will force migrants to聽聽while their cases wind through U.S. courts.
There is no doubt that, unless blocked, this policy will lead to even more chaos and further erode our nation鈥檚 core values.
Like so many of the other policies implemented by this administration, this willfully ignores the聽reality that current flows of migrants are due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Central America.聽
Desperate migrant families have arrived seeking refuge from the perils of their Central American homelands, and have been trapped at the border in grave danger as a result of the administration鈥檚 illegal policies.
But today鈥檚 announcement ignores the reality that the Trump administration has a longstanding policy and practice of denying聽asylum seekers access to the asylum process 鈥� using threats, intimidation, coercion, verbal abuse, physical force and physically obstructing access to ports of entry across the U.S.-Mexico border.
To knowingly and willingly deny due process to countless asylum seekers who have fled extreme violence or other persecution by their governments 鈥� or private actors that the government is unable or unwilling to control 鈥� is unconscionable.
It cannot and should not stand.
The 澳彩开奖 is actively fighting the Trump administration鈥檚 unlawful and abhorrent immigration policies, including those targeting asylum seekers. The 澳彩开奖 has filed suit challenging the administration鈥檚聽鈥渢urnback鈥� policy (), which has played a large part in creating the crisis at the border, and is working with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to fight the asylum ban (), which was recently blocked by a federal judge.
