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ACLU says it will 'sue swiftly' over Trump administration ending asylum protections
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/453069-aclu-says-it-will-sue-swiftly-over-trump-admin-ending-asylumACLU says it will 'sue swiftly' over Trump administration ending asylum protections
By Chris Mills Rodrigo - 07/15/19 10:44 AM EDT
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday promised to sue the Trump administration over a new rule that would end asylum protections for most migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
"The Trump administration is trying to unilaterally reverse our country's legal and moral commitment to protect those fleeing danger," Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the Immigrants’ Rights Project at the ACLU, said in a statement.
"This new rule is patently unlawful and we will sue swiftly.”
"This new rule is patently unlawful and we will sue swiftly.”
The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced a rule that would make asylum seekers who pass through another country before reaching the U.S. ineligible for asylum.
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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/453069-aclu-says-it-will-sue-swiftly-over-trump-admin-ending-asylum
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