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Trump: Court defeat on asylum policy 'unfair to US' | Trump: Court defeat on asylum policy 'unfair to US' |
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US President Donald Trump has lashed out at a judge for blocking his policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico to await court hearings in their cases. | US President Donald Trump has lashed out at a judge for blocking his policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico to await court hearings in their cases. |
"A 9th Circuit judge just ruled that Mexico is too dangerous for migrants," he tweeted. "So unfair to the US." | "A 9th Circuit judge just ruled that Mexico is too dangerous for migrants," he tweeted. "So unfair to the US." |
His policy would have returned migrants back over the border while they sought a legal right to stay in the US. | |
The legal defeat comes as migrant numbers at the US-Mexico border surged to their highest since 2008. | The legal defeat comes as migrant numbers at the US-Mexico border surged to their highest since 2008. |
Mr Trump was said to be livid after US immigration officials estimated border apprehensions in March had topped 100,000. | Mr Trump was said to be livid after US immigration officials estimated border apprehensions in March had topped 100,000. |
The San Francisco ninth district judge's order on Monday against the migrant policy is not due to go into effect until this Friday, giving US officials a chance to appeal. | The San Francisco ninth district judge's order on Monday against the migrant policy is not due to go into effect until this Friday, giving US officials a chance to appeal. |
Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which implements Mr Trump's immigration directives, is in turmoil following a major shake-up. | |
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen quit on Sunday after being summoned to the White House by the president. | |
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley called on Mr Trump on Monday to halt the leadership purge at the agency. | Republican Senator Chuck Grassley called on Mr Trump on Monday to halt the leadership purge at the agency. |
The senior senator told the Washington Post he was "very, very concerned" about reports of possible further DHS dismissals. | |
"The president has to have some stability and particularly with the number one issue that he's made for his campaign," Mr Grassley said. | "The president has to have some stability and particularly with the number one issue that he's made for his campaign," Mr Grassley said. |
"He's pulling the rug out from the very people that are trying to help him accomplish his goal." | "He's pulling the rug out from the very people that are trying to help him accomplish his goal." |
Last week Mr Trump rescinded his own nomination of Ronald Vitiello as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). | |
Speaking to Fox News on Monday, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said: "It's time to do things a little differently. | Speaking to Fox News on Monday, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said: "It's time to do things a little differently. |
"The president's looking around to reshape his team so he can have the people in place to carry out his agenda." | "The president's looking around to reshape his team so he can have the people in place to carry out his agenda." |
There are also reports that the president is preparing to toughen his stance on immigration. | There are also reports that the president is preparing to toughen his stance on immigration. |
According to the New York Times, Mr Trump is considering implementing further limits on asylum seekers, ending birthright citizenship, and closing ports of entry at the Mexican border. | |
But Mr Trump denied on Tuesday reports that his administration was planning once again to separate families caught crossing the border. | |
"We are not looking to do it," he said. | |
He added: "Once you don't have it [child separation], that's why you see many more people coming. They're coming like it's a picnic because let's go to Disneyland." | |
According to US media, the White House has been considering a "binary choice" policy. | |
This would give migrant parents awaiting immigration hearings two options: agree for their child to be held separately, or be detained together, possibly indefinitely, until their court date. | |
The White House has reportedly envisaged the policy as a way to end "catch and release", the longstanding practice of allowing undocumented immigrants apprehended at the border to continue on their way into the US while they await court hearings. | |
A 1997 court decision known as the Flores agreement states that immigrant children are only allowed to be held for 20 days. | A 1997 court decision known as the Flores agreement states that immigrant children are only allowed to be held for 20 days. |
The Trump administration has reportedly drafted a regulation to change these rules, an official told the Axios news website, so that the government can detain children for longer periods of time. | |
Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller is said to be encouraging the president to adopt an increasingly hardline stance on immigration. | |
Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday called Mr Miller "a white nationalist" on Twitter. | Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday called Mr Miller "a white nationalist" on Twitter. |
Meanwhile, amid an ongoing debate about immigration on both sides of the Atlantic, former President Barack Obama told young people at a town hall meeting in Berlin, Germany: "We can't label everybody disturbed by immigration as racist." | Meanwhile, amid an ongoing debate about immigration on both sides of the Atlantic, former President Barack Obama told young people at a town hall meeting in Berlin, Germany: "We can't label everybody disturbed by immigration as racist." |
He also said immigrants should be encouraged to learn the language of their adopted country. | He also said immigrants should be encouraged to learn the language of their adopted country. |