The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
November 9, 2018

Trump to End Asylum for Migrants Entering U.S. Outside of Ports of Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Trump administration has announced new immigration rules to deny
asylum to anyone who enters the country outside of a port of entry. The
American Civil Liberties Union called the move illegal, saying, "U.S.
law specifically allows individuals to apply for asylum whether or not
they are at a port of entry. It is illegal to circumvent that by agency
or presidential decree." Trump, who turned the Central American caravans
traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border into a major campaign issue in the
lead-up to the midterm elections, is expected to announce which
countries will be affected by the rules today. Trump, invoking national
security concerns, plans to use the same legal provision the White House
used to push the travel ban last year.

This comes as new court filings show there are still 171 children
separated from their families in U.S. custody, more than four months
after a judge ordered the Trump administration to reunite all families
that were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.


.