WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that effectively will suspend the granting of asylum to migrants who cross the U.S. border with Mexico illegally for up to 90 days. The order, which goes into effect on Saturday, means that migrants will have to present themselves at U.S. ports of entry to qualify for asylum. Immigrant advocates say the administration has deliberately slowed the processing of migrants at official ports, forcing them to wait for days or weeks to request protection. “I just signed the proclamation on asylum - very important,” Trump told reporters on Friday before leaving for Paris. “People can come in but they have to come in through the points of entry.” The order followed other regulations on migrants released by the administration on Thursday. Trump’s order will be in effect for 90 days or until the United States reaches an agreement with Mexico allowing it to turn back asylum-seekers who … [Read more...] about Trump signs order limiting migrant asylum at U.S.-Mexico border
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Trump signs order denying asylum to illegal border crossers
News / World by Press Association 09/11/2018, 2:44 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Donald Trump has invoked extraordinary national security powers to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach the US. The president is using the same powers he used to push through a version of the travel ban that was upheld by the Supreme Court. The proclamation puts into place regulations adopted on Thursday that circumvent laws stating that anyone is eligible for asylum no matter how they enter the country. “We need people in our country but they have to come in legally and they have to have merit,” Mr Trump said. The measures are meant to funnel asylum seekers through official border crossings for speedy rulings, officials said, instead of having them try to circumvent such crossings on the nearly 2,000-mile border. But the busy … [Read more...] about Trump signs order denying asylum to illegal border crossers
Inside Trump’s military border base: Endless barbed wire, Humvees and a trauma center
The Trump administration is placing new restrictions on immigrants seeking U.S. asylum, but some advocates say the move violates federal law. The mandate, targeting a caravan of Central Americans moving toward the border and announced on Thursday, declares that anyone crossing the southern border illegally will be ineligible for asylum. CBS News' Mireya Villarreal was with army troops all day Thursday as they put up barbed wire fencing at the border. But just 20 feet behind that barbed wire is the border wall, which has some locals questioning what exactly a four-foot barrier will do that the wall and agents can't. In less than a week, the U.S. military turned nearly 40 acres of barren land in the small border town of Donna, Texas, into a fully operational military base. "So really what it takes is a lot of teamwork to make something like this run," said Captain Lauren Blanton, who helps run the base. More than 600 soldiers staff the base, set up by the Trump administration to … [Read more...] about Inside Trump’s military border base: Endless barbed wire, Humvees and a trauma center
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia boost border patrol cooperation
Before the patrol, delegates joined a border landmark saluting ceremony and planted trees of friendship at the landmark. At the border landmark saluting ceremony Participants in the joint patrol were troops from the Border Post of Bo Y International Border Gate (Kontum province, Vietnam), Border Protection Company No.541 (Attapeu, Laos), and Kontuneo Border Police Post (Ratanakiri, Cambodia). The trilateral patrol team checked border landmarks, exchanged related information, and finalized measures to ensure local social order and security. The joint activities were an opportunity for the three countries’ border guard forces to consolidate solidarity, credibility, trust, and cooperation during their task performance. Over the past time, the three countries have reached and effectively implemented a number of agreements and memorandums of understanding on border cooperation. Translated by Van Hieu … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia boost border patrol cooperation
Migrant Caravan on the Move Again: Thousands to Depart Mexico City for San Diego Border, As Trump Plans Asylum Ban
World Immigration Thousands of Central American migrants traveling with a caravan that has been stationed in Mexico City for days have decided to push on towards the U.S., opting to take the longer, but likely safer, route to Tijuana, which borders San Diego, California. While Mexico has offered refuge, asylum and work visas to those who choose to stay in the country, the Associated Press has reported that migrants made the decision late Thursday to leave the Mexico City sports stadium where they have been taking shelter and continue their journey to the U.S. on Friday. If caravan members do decide to make their way to Tijuana, they will have a roughly 1,775 mile journey ahead of them. A group of Central American migrants heading in a caravan to the US, and who are staying at a shelter set up at the Sports City in the Mexican capital, during a stop in their journey, march towards the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees headquarters in Mexico City on … [Read more...] about Migrant Caravan on the Move Again: Thousands to Depart Mexico City for San Diego Border, As Trump Plans Asylum Ban