ADAD“The article does little if anything to support Defendants’ prediction that undertaking notice-and-comment rulemaking would have led to a dramatic, immediate surge of asylum applicants at the border,” Kelly wrote. A HUGE win for asylum seekers.”“The court properly recognized that the Trump administration has once again skipped important steps mandated by Congress to ensure transparency and input from the public,” said ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt. “It was not a ruling on the substance of the asylum policy.”The judge’s ruling for now blocks the Trump administration’s attempt to reverse decades of immigration law by categorically denying asylum to almost anyone crossing the border. ADAsylum filings nearly quadrupled between 2014 and 2019, and fewer than 20 percent of Central American applicants prevail in immigration court. Still, neither said those factors authorized the administration to “shortcut” the law or bypass Congress.

Source: Washington Post July 01, 2020 07:16 UTC