Attorney General William Barr issued an order Tuesday limiting immigration judges’ power to release asylum seekers from detention on bond, marking another step in the Trump administration’s efforts to keep migrants from coming to the United States. Under the ruling, certain immigrants cannot be released on bond and instead must remain in detention unless the Department of Homeland Security chooses to release them. Such a transfer would happen after an interview in which someone seeking asylum has established a credible fear of persecution or torture if returned to their home country. But immigration rights advocates and lawyers believe the decision will deny asylum seekers their basic rights. “Our Constitution does not allow the government to lock up asylum seekers without basic due process.

Source: Huffington Post April 17, 2019 02:15 UTC