Attorney General William Barr has ruled that asylum seekers facing removal who show they have a “credible fear” of being returned to their homeland will no longer be eligible for release on bond -- meaning they will have to remain in detention while their cases are pending. The attorney general has the authority to overturn prior rulings made by immigration courts, which fall under the Justice Department. The ruling was almost immediately panned by civil rights and immigration rights groups, with the American Civil Liberties Union calling it unconstitutional and vowing to sue. “Our Constitution does not allow the government to lock up asylum seekers without basic due process. The administration — under both Barr and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions — has reviewed a total of 10 immigration rulings.

Source: Fox News April 17, 2019 16:07 UTC