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In a related story, is anyone surprised that the open-borders scum are trying to use the courts to force the borders open? Obama appointed the judge, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar, in this case. What do you suppose his decision will be?
Civil rights groups will urge a U.S. judge to temporarily halt an order by President Trump that bars asylum for migrants who illegally cross the border with Mexico.
The groups argued in court papers that Trump’s Nov. 9 order violated administrative and immigration law.
The hearing before U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco comes as thousands of Central Americans,....[snip]
Trump cited an overwhelmed immigration system for his proclamation that officials will only process asylum claims for migrants who present themselves at official entry points.
Immigration advocates said the order clearly conflicted with the Immigration Nationality Act, which allows any person present in the USA to seek asylum, regardless of how they entered the country.
The groups argued that the administration violated a requirement to provide a period of time for public comments before the order took effect.
Any ruling would likely be procedural and would restore prior asylum rules while groups made their case for a preliminary injunction....
The lawsuit was brought by the ACLU, the SPLC and the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Tigar was nominated to the court by President Obama.
Rights groups have said immigrants are being forced to wait days or weeks at the border before they can present themselves for asylum, and the administration has been sued for deliberately slowing processing times at official ports.
Caravan participants began to arrive last week in Tijuana on the Mexican side of the U.S. border, which has put a strain on humanitarian shelters.... Their presence has also strained Tijuana’s reputation as a welcoming city, with some residents screaming at the migrants, “Get out!”
Trump sent more than 5,000 soldiers to the 2,000-mile (3,100 kilometers) frontier with Mexico to harden the border, although critics dismissed the move as a political stunt ahead of Congressional elections on Nov. 6.
The groups argued in court papers that Trump’s Nov. 9 order violated administrative and immigration law.
The hearing before U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco comes as thousands of Central Americans,....[snip]
Trump cited an overwhelmed immigration system for his proclamation that officials will only process asylum claims for migrants who present themselves at official entry points.
Immigration advocates said the order clearly conflicted with the Immigration Nationality Act, which allows any person present in the USA to seek asylum, regardless of how they entered the country.
The groups argued that the administration violated a requirement to provide a period of time for public comments before the order took effect.
Any ruling would likely be procedural and would restore prior asylum rules while groups made their case for a preliminary injunction....
The lawsuit was brought by the ACLU, the SPLC and the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Tigar was nominated to the court by President Obama.
Rights groups have said immigrants are being forced to wait days or weeks at the border before they can present themselves for asylum, and the administration has been sued for deliberately slowing processing times at official ports.
Caravan participants began to arrive last week in Tijuana on the Mexican side of the U.S. border, which has put a strain on humanitarian shelters.... Their presence has also strained Tijuana’s reputation as a welcoming city, with some residents screaming at the migrants, “Get out!”
Trump sent more than 5,000 soldiers to the 2,000-mile (3,100 kilometers) frontier with Mexico to harden the border, although critics dismissed the move as a political stunt ahead of Congressional elections on Nov. 6.
