Trump weighs plan to choke off asylum for Central Americans
The draft proposal would deny asylum to thousands of migrants waiting just south of the border.
By IAN KULLGREN, TED HESSON and ANITA KUMAR
05/30/2019 11:27 AM EDT
Updated 05/30/2019 09:00 PM EDT
President Donald Trump is considering sweeping restrictions on asylum that would effectively block Central American migrants from entering the U.S., according to several administration officials and advocates briefed on the plan.
A draft proposal circulating among Trump’s Homeland Security advisers would prohibit migrants from seeking asylum if they have resided in a country other than their own before coming to the U.S., according to a Homeland Security Department official and an outside advocate familiar with the plan.
If executed, it would deny asylum to thousands of migrants waiting just south of the border, many of whom have trekked a perilous journey through Mexico.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/30/asylum-restrictions-trump-central-america-1489012
