BREAKING: Trump admin. will move to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants in the government’s latest major attempt to restrict the influx of migrant families coming to the US.
The Trump administration announced Monday it will move to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants in the government’s latest major attempt to restrict the influx of migrant families coming to the United States.
The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security said in the statement they were adding a new bar to eligibility for asylum for a migrant “who enters or attempts to enter the United States across the southern border, but who did not apply for protection from persecution or torture where it was available in at least one third country outside” the migrants country of citizenship or last lawful residence"through which he or she transited en route to the United States.
The new rule was subject to three exceptions, according to the statement. The exceptions were for migrants who did apply for protection in at least one of the countries and were denied, migrants who demonstrate they meet the definition of a “victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons,” or came to the U.S.
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