National Immigrant Justice Center: Senate Must Reject Proposal to Block Asylum Seekers From U.S. in Exchange for Foreign Military Funding
February 04, 2024
February 04, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 4 -- The National Immigrant Justice Center issued the following statement:
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In response to a White House supplemental funding request, U.S. senators have released text of a proposed funding bill designed to implement extreme anti-asylum and detention policies that would fail to effectively address migration challenges at the U.S.-Mexico border.
In short, the bill would: violate the Refugee Convention by closing the border to peo . . .
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In response to a White House supplemental funding request, U.S. senators have released text of a proposed funding bill designed to implement extreme anti-asylum and detention policies that would fail to effectively address migration challenges at the U.S.-Mexico border.
In short, the bill would: violate the Refugee Convention by closing the border to peo . . .