Sunday, July 21, 2019

Trump Puts Limit on Asylum Claims at Border

Trump Puts Limit on Asylum Claims at Border:

Image result for flickr commons images Attorney General William Barr “This rule is a lawful exercise of authority provided by Congress to restrict eligibility for asylum,” Attorney General William Barr said in a prepared statement. Barr said this would deter phony asylum claims “while ensuring that no one is removed from the United States who is more likely than not to be tortured or persecuted on account of a protected ground.”
“The United States is a generous country but is being completely overwhelmed by the burdens associated with apprehending and processing hundreds of thousands of aliens along the southern border,” the attorney general said.

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