Immigration,
Government
Sep. 7, 2021
Denying asylum before processing is unlawful, U.S. judge says
“Because Defendants’ turning back of asylum-seekers unlawfully withholds their duties under statute, it violates the process due to class members,” U.S. District Judge Cynthia A.Bashant wrote in her Thursday opinion.
A federal judge in San Diego ruled that a government policy to turn back asylum-seekers before they are processed at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border is unlawful under the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause.
U.S. District Judge Cynthia A. Bashant took no immediate action on a remedy, asking attorneys for a class of asylum-seekers and the U.S. Department of Justi...
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