Ray From Cleveland
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The Trump administration is sending military police and other personnel to the border in case the “Remain in Mexico” policy is struck down next week by an appeals court -- amid fears that large groups of migrants could force their way into the U.S. homeland.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled to halt the policy, formally known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), which keeps migrants in Mexico while their asylum hearings play out.
Officials say it has been vital in bringing down numbers at the border, shrinks down the time to get cases processed, and has reduced the “pull factor” bringing migrants north. Specifically, it helps end “catch and release” by which migrants were detained and then released into the interior of the U.S. But opponents say keeping migrants in Mexico exposes them to the danger of violence and kidnapping.
The court agreed with that argument and struck it down, but hours later agreed to suspend the decision, as the administration said that thousands of migrants would flood the ports of entry. CBP ended up closing or suspending operations at multiple locations in response. The Justice Department had said Friday that at least 25,000 asylum-seekers subject to the policy are currently waiting in Mexico and expressed “massive and irreparable national-security of public-safety concerns" if it was halted.
Trump administration to send military to border amid fears of migrant surge if court stops ‘Remain-in-Mexico’
Here we go again. Our courts possibly destroying effective policies by President Trump. How many times have they done this over the past three years, at least a half-dozen that I can think of.
Our courts are becoming too political and have way too much power in this country.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled to halt the policy, formally known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), which keeps migrants in Mexico while their asylum hearings play out.
Officials say it has been vital in bringing down numbers at the border, shrinks down the time to get cases processed, and has reduced the “pull factor” bringing migrants north. Specifically, it helps end “catch and release” by which migrants were detained and then released into the interior of the U.S. But opponents say keeping migrants in Mexico exposes them to the danger of violence and kidnapping.
The court agreed with that argument and struck it down, but hours later agreed to suspend the decision, as the administration said that thousands of migrants would flood the ports of entry. CBP ended up closing or suspending operations at multiple locations in response. The Justice Department had said Friday that at least 25,000 asylum-seekers subject to the policy are currently waiting in Mexico and expressed “massive and irreparable national-security of public-safety concerns" if it was halted.
Trump administration to send military to border amid fears of migrant surge if court stops ‘Remain-in-Mexico’
Here we go again. Our courts possibly destroying effective policies by President Trump. How many times have they done this over the past three years, at least a half-dozen that I can think of.
Our courts are becoming too political and have way too much power in this country.