Federal appeals court temporarily halts Trump administration policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts.
The tunnel, according to a Customs and Border Protection official, extended about 25 feet into Nogales, Arizona.
The other measure with far-reaching consequences denies asylum to anyone who passes through another country on the way to the U.S. border with Mexico without seeking protection there first. That policy took effect in September and is being challenged in a separate lawsuit. Judges William Fletcher and Richard Paez, who were both appointed by President Bill Clinton, sharply questioned government attorneys on “Remain in Mexico” during arguments Oct. 1. They voted to block it.Supporters of the"Remain in Mexico" policy note it has prevented asylum seekers from being released in the United States with notices to appear in court, which they consider a major incentive for people to come.
The policy was introduced at the border crossing in San Diego in January and initially focused on asylum seekers from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
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