Trump Claims New Power to Bar Asylum for Immigrants Who Arrive Illegally

Article publisher: 
New York Times
Article date: 
9 November 2018
Article category: 
National News
Medium
Article Body: 
The Trump administration, invoking national security powers meant to protect the United States against threats from abroad, announced new rules on Thursday that give President Trump vast authority to deny asylum to virtually any migrant who crosses the border illegally.
 
Administration officials declined to say who will be affected by the new rules, but it is widely expected inside the government and by advocate groups that Mr. Trump intends to deny asylum to migrants from Central American nations, some of whom are marching toward the United States in a widely publicized caravan....
 

 

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