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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

Harvard denies the allegation and is seeking to prevent public disclosure of any evidence its attorneys say would compromise the privacy of applicants and undermine the admissions process. The university, like its peers, asserts that race is only one factor among many in what it calls a holistic review of applications. It also contends that schools have a compelling educational interest in seeking racial diversity. The Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld the constitutionality of the use of race in college admissions despite perennial debate about affirmative action. … [Read more...] about Trump administration seeks to uncover secrets about selective college admissions

SAN FRANCISCO — In its latest effort to crack down on sanctuary policies across the country, the Trump administration on Wednesday will ask the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal court order blocking the president from withholding funding from sanctuary cities. … [Read more...] about Trump administration to appeal court ruling favoring sanctuary cities