Asylum Seekers Being Turned Away No Matter Where They Cross the Border

November 20, 2018
Just Security

..But even as it tells asylum-seekers they must go to a port of entry, the Trump administration has been turning them away from these very same ports for months, claiming that they are “at capacity.” According to both immigration lawyers and a report from the Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), this has led some migrants to attempt crossing unlawfully. ...

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November 20, 2018