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ACLU sues to stop Trump policy on jailing asylum seekers
Source: Associated Press
ACLU sues to stop Trump policy on jailing asylum seekers
By LISA BAUMANN
May 2, 2019
SEATTLE (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups are again going to court to challenge the Trump administration, this time over its policy to bar detained asylum seekers from asking a judge to grant them bond.
The American Civil Liberties Union, American Immigration Council and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed a class-action lawsuit over the policy in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Thursday.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced in mid-April that asylum seekers who have shown they have a credible fear of returning to their country and are facing removal don’t have the right to be released on bond by an immigration court judge while their cases are pending.
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“At the end of the day, the government doesn’t get to lock people up without due process,” Tan said. “And the most basic part of due process is a hearing to determine whether a person should be locked up or not.”
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By LISA BAUMANN
May 2, 2019
SEATTLE (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups are again going to court to challenge the Trump administration, this time over its policy to bar detained asylum seekers from asking a judge to grant them bond.
The American Civil Liberties Union, American Immigration Council and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed a class-action lawsuit over the policy in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Thursday.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced in mid-April that asylum seekers who have shown they have a credible fear of returning to their country and are facing removal don’t have the right to be released on bond by an immigration court judge while their cases are pending.
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“At the end of the day, the government doesn’t get to lock people up without due process,” Tan said. “And the most basic part of due process is a hearing to determine whether a person should be locked up or not.”
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Read more: https://apnews.com/81d52659af2f496bb9f7780bc6dd9332
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