Pelosi Releases Statement Denouncing President Trump’s New Asylum Law – Demands Open Borders

President Donald Trump on Monday moved to end open asylum protections to most Central American migrants traveling to the United States.
Congress won’t act so President Trump did.

The new rule, published in the Federal Register, will force asylum seekers to apply in first country they enter instead of the US.

They will have to be rejected by their first country before they can apply in the United States.
The rule also applies to children who have crossed the border alone.

As expected Democrats are outraged at President Trump’s latest attempt to enforce federal law.

Democrats want their open borders.

It doesn’t matter to Democrats that 90% of asylum cases are denied and fraudulent.

Nancy Pelosi released this statement following the president’s announcement.

Via Nancy Pelosi’s website:

Washington, D.C. –

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Trump Administration’s new asylum rule, which creates unprecedented and impossible hurdles for families seeking asylum and clearly violates the Immigration and Nationality Act:

“The President is devastating lives, dishonoring our values and departing from decades of precedent and law in his haste to destroy the lifeline of asylum in America. This cruel new asylum rule perfectly showcases the Administration’s utter disdain and disregard for immigrant communities and communities of color.

“This asylum rule is a clear abdication of American humanitarianism. Since Day One, the Administration has turned its back on generations of Republican and Democratic leadership, which has long recognized that the lifeline of asylum is central to our nation’s values, history and future. As the American Association of Evangelicals has testified, America’s commitment to opening our doors to those in need is the ‘crown jewel of American humanitarianism.’

“The Administration has clearly overreached their authority and violated the law with these restrictions, which will be swiftly and successfully challenged in the courts. The Democratic House will always stand firm against attacks on immigrants, and will continue to call on the White House to join us to support smart, effective immigration policies that honor our values and keep families together and safe.”

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