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‘TRUMP’S ASYLUM BAN UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME’: DEMOCRATS,
IMMIGRATION GROUPS SLAM BIDEN PROPOSAL  
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Rowaida Abdelaziz
February 22, 2023
HuffPost
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_ “Requiring persecuted people to first seek protection in
countries with no functioning asylum systems themselves is a ludicrous
and life-threatening proposal.” _

A family of immigrants walk after crossing a river to turn themselves
in to Border Patrol agents and request asylum in El Paso, Texas, as
seen from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on March 30, 2021., Edgard Garrido /
Reuters

 

Democrats and immigration groups slammed the Biden administration over
its new proposed rule that would largely bar migrants from being able
to seek asylum at the southern border.

The proposal
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was released Tuesday, marks the most restrictive border measure by the
White House. It would disqualify migrants from applying for asylum in
the U.S. if they traveled through other countries but did not seek
protections from them.

“We are deeply disappointed in the Biden administration’s proposal
to limit access to asylum. The ability to seek asylum is a bedrock
principle protected by federal law and should never be violated,”
Democratic Reps. Jerry Nadler (N.Y.) and Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), the
ranking members of the House Judiciary Committee and Immigration
Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, respectively, said
in a statement.

The proposed rule would be implemented following a 30-day public
comment period that would coincide with the end of Title 42, a
pandemic-era immigration restriction set to expire on May 11. If
adopted, the new policy would remain in place for two years.

Advocates have slammed the proposed rule, noting it is reminiscent of
former President Donald Trump’s “transit ban,” which was
ultimately struck down
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“This rule reaches into the dustbin of history to resurrect one of
the most harmful and illegal anti-asylum policies of the Trump
administration,” Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, the president and CEO of
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, said in a
statement.“Requiring persecuted people to first seek protection in
countries with no functioning asylum systems themselves is a ludicrous
and life-threatening proposal.”

White House officials pushed back on the comparison to the Trump
administration, noting it was not a categorical ban and arguing the
policy was necessary because of Congress’ inaction on immigration.

“To be clear, this was not our first preference or even our
second,” an administration official told
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“From day one, President Biden has urged Congress to pass
comprehensive immigration reform and border security measures to
ensure orderly, safe, and humane processing of migrants at our
border.”

But Anu Joshi, deputy director of the National Political Advocacy
Department at the American Civil Liberties Union, said Biden’s
proposed policy was at odds with what lawmakers had envisioned for
asylum-seekers.

“Congress designed our asylum laws to ensure that everyone escaping
persecution has a chance to seek safety in the U.S., regardless of how
they must flee danger or enter the country,” she said.

“This asylum ban is, at its core, Trump’s asylum ban under a
different name. It will leave the most vulnerable people in much the
same position as Trump’s policy did — at risk and unfairly denied
the protection of asylum for reasons that have nothing to do with
their need for refuge. We can’t overstate the human suffering that
will result.”

_Rowaida Abdelaziz is a national reporter based in NYC where she
focuses on immigration, Islamophobia, and social justice issues. She
can be reached at [email protected]._

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