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Immigration,
Government

Feb. 15, 2019

US sued over keeping asylum seekers in Mexico

The American Civil Liberties Union and Southern Poverty Law Center are among those who filed a federal lawsuit Thursday calling the Trump administration’s policy of having asylum seekers remain in Mexico while their claims are processed illegal.

The American Civil Liberties Union and Southern Poverty Law Center sued the Trump administration Thursday, seeking to end its policy of having asylum seekers remain in Mexico while their claims are processed illegal.

The lawsuit seeking an injunction was filed in the Northern District and claims violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Administrative Procedures Act as well as the United States' duty under internati...

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