Democrats Pushed the Trump Administration Into the Interim Asylum Ban
Ignore the media hype, Congress could have fixed this problem but refused to score political points
Migrants from poor Central American countries -mostly Hondurans- moving towards the United States in hopes of a better life, wait along the Irapuato-Guadalajara highway in the Mexican state of Guanajuato for a ride to Guadalajara on their trek north, on Nov. 12, 2018.Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has already filed at least one lawsuit against the Trump administration for its new policy that would temporarily deny asylum to those who travel to the Mexican border via another country, until Congress can resolve the situation.