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bobabode 12-21-2018 06:45 PM

SCOTUS Tells T'Rump To Stick It
 
"In November, Trump signed a proclamation saying only migrants who present themselves to official ports of entry along the Southwest border can claim asylum. Migrants who cross illegally, he said, would be held until deportation.
Administration officials said Trump had the authority to institute the new rule in the same way he had authority to implement a travel ban to people from majority Muslim countries. U.S. law, though, says the government must accept all asylum claims.
Immigration advocates, though, sued the Trump administration over the rules, saying they are illegal and put people's lives in danger.


Read more: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018...#ixzz5aMvkMoAU


Chief Justice Roberts sided with the liberals on the court. Here's to hoping he assumes Kennedy's mantle as the important swing justice.

Ike Bana 12-21-2018 10:08 PM

Asylum laws were established by treaty with numerous other nations. SCOTUS is telling Trump he can't renege on this treaty deal.


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