Trump bans asylum for people arriving at U.S.-Mexico border |
The White House is scheduled to post a rule July 16 into the Federal Register, which would ban asylum for most people arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.The rule — issued jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department — states that those who have passed through another country before reaching the U.S. must apply for asylum in that country, and are ineligible for applying for asylum in the U.S. In 2018, an estimated 9,000 people from India arrived by foot on the U.S.-Mexico border, seeking asylum. In 2017, an estimated 7,000 asylum seekers arrived in the same manner, according to rough estimates from the Sikh American Legal Defense Fund. In their asylum claims, many Indian minorities, including Sikhs, Muslims, and Christians, have stated they have faced violence and persecution in India, from both private actors and public officials.Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in 2018 greatly narrowed the definition of who was eligible for asylum; victims of domestic violence or those harassed by gang members or other private actors are no longer eligible.
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