Trump Administration Moves to Deny Bail to Some Asylum Seekers

4/17/19
 
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from The Wall Street Journal,
4/16/19:

Ruling could mean that asylum seekers could spend more time in jail while their cases are decided.

The Trump administration has moved to deny bail to some asylum seekers at the southern border, amid a surge of Central American immigrant families that the administration has dubbed a crisis.

If the ruling issued by Attorney General William Barr Tuesday takes effect, it could mean that asylum seekers could spend more time in jail while their cases are decided. The ruling is due to be implemented in 90 days so that the Department of Homeland Security can conduct additional operational planning, the Justice Department said.

But the ruling has limited practical implications because the administration is barred from holding families for more than 20 days under a court settlement and has opted to stop separating children and adults as a matter of practice.

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