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In recent months, President Donald Trump’s administration has increasingly turned away asylum-seekers and told them to come back later, a system the government calls “metering.” In the past, one surefire way for unaccompanied minors to be allowed to cross the border and start an asylum claim was for a legal worker to escort them. But U.S. Customs and Border Protection turned the seven minors away even as several lawyers and volunteers with the legal services nonprofit Al Otro Lado protested, according to Nicole Ramos, the group’s director. … [Read more...] about Trump Administration Is Turning Child Migrants Away At The Border, Lawyers Say

The initiative was still in the planning stage, with officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency working to craft a legal justification for the policy, the paper said. It said there were hurdles to its implementation, including opposition from some in the administration. … [Read more...] about WSJ: Trump Administration Mulls Stiffer Rules for Auto Imports

In a letter sent last week, the Justice Department asked colleges to preserve certain records related to their admission process, including “agreements, both formal and informal, to exchange or otherwise disclose the identities of accepted students with persons at other colleges or universities.” The investigation was first reported Friday by Inside Higher Ed. … [Read more...] about Trump administration seeks to uncover secrets about selective college admissions

Santa Clara County was the first in the nation to seek an injunction against the controversial executive order, according to county officials, a move that catapulted the region to the forefront of a heated legal battle against the Trump administration. Many sanctuary jurisdictions have pledged to protect their undocumented immigrant populations despite potential consequences from the administration. … [Read more...] about Trump administration to appeal court ruling favoring sanctuary cities