A federal judge on Wednesday took the extraordinary step of ordering that asylum seekers who sued after their deportation be returned to the U.S. to have their claims heard anew, ruling against the Trump administration's revised asylum policies.
In addition to returning asylum seekers to the U.S., Sullivan blocked the Trump administration policies from being further applied.
The new policy made it harder for asylum seekers to make "Credible fear claims" of domestic or gang-related violence back home, in expedited removal immigration proceedings.
Federal officials said they made changes to prevent fraud within the asylum system, though the policy also enabled speedy deportations that were later challenged.
A group of asylum seekers, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, sued the Trump administration in federal court.
"Judge Sullivan's decision ensures that our asylum system remains open to refugees at our border, including those fleeing domestic violence and gang violence," Eunice Lee, co-legal director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, said in a statement.
"These individuals raise legitimate claims under U.S. and international law, and have an unequivocal right to seek asylum. I am thrilled that the court's order upholds that right."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-orders-deported-asylum-seekers-to-be-returned-to-us-in-trump-administration-rebuke
In addition to returning asylum seekers to the U.S., Sullivan blocked the Trump administration policies from being further applied.
The new policy made it harder for asylum seekers to make "Credible fear claims" of domestic or gang-related violence back home, in expedited removal immigration proceedings.
Federal officials said they made changes to prevent fraud within the asylum system, though the policy also enabled speedy deportations that were later challenged.
A group of asylum seekers, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, sued the Trump administration in federal court.
"Judge Sullivan's decision ensures that our asylum system remains open to refugees at our border, including those fleeing domestic violence and gang violence," Eunice Lee, co-legal director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, said in a statement.
"These individuals raise legitimate claims under U.S. and international law, and have an unequivocal right to seek asylum. I am thrilled that the court's order upholds that right."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-orders-deported-asylum-seekers-to-be-returned-to-us-in-trump-administration-rebuke
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