{"id":2509,"date":"2022-12-20T14:56:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T14:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2509"},"modified":"2022-12-20T14:56:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T14:56:52","slug":"suspense-builds-at-border-over-future-of-us-asylum-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/brusselsindependent\/suspense-builds-at-border-over-future-of-us-asylum-rules\/2022\/12\/20\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspense builds at border over future of US asylum rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

El<\/span> Paso,<\/span> Texas<\/span> (AP)<\/span> December,20–<\/span> At<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.-Mexico<\/span> border,<\/span> tensions<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> future<\/span> of<\/span> restrictions<\/span> on<\/span> asylum<\/span> seekers<\/span> increased<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> Supreme<\/span> Court<\/span> issued<\/span> a<\/span> temporary<\/span> order<\/span> easing<\/span> pandemic-era<\/span> restrictions<\/span> on<\/span> immigration<\/span>.<\/span> Conservative<\/span> states<\/span> have<\/span> won<\/span> a\u00a0reprieve,<\/span> albeit<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> short<\/span> time,<\/span> pushing<\/span> to<\/span> maintain<\/span> measures<\/span> that<\/span> allow<\/span> authorities<\/span> to<\/span> deport<\/span> many,<\/span> if<\/span> not<\/span> all,<\/span> asylum<\/span> seekers.<\/span> In<\/span> a<\/span> final<\/span> written<\/span> appeal<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Supreme<\/span> Court,<\/span> they<\/span> argued<\/span> that<\/span> increased<\/span> immigration<\/span> would<\/span> strain<\/span> public<\/span> services<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> law<\/span> enforcement<\/span> and<\/span> health<\/span> care,<\/span> and<\/span> warned<\/span> of<\/span> an<\/span> “unprecedented<\/span> disaster”<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> southern<\/span> border. <\/span> Supreme<\/span> Court<\/span> Chief<\/span> Justice<\/span> John<\/span> Roberts<\/span> has<\/span> granted<\/span> time<\/span> to<\/span> wait<\/span> for<\/span> further<\/span> orders<\/span> and<\/span> has<\/span> asked<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden’s<\/span> administration<\/span> to<\/span> respond<\/span> by<\/span> 5<\/span> p.m <\/span>Tuesday.<\/span> That’s<\/span> hours<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> limit<\/span> expires<\/span> on<\/span> Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> Department<\/span> of<\/span> Homeland<\/span> Security,<\/span> which<\/span> is<\/span> responsible<\/span> for<\/span> enforcing<\/span> border<\/span> security, <\/span>acknowledged<\/span> Roberts’<\/span> order<\/span> \u2014<\/span> and<\/span> also<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> agency<\/span> would<\/span> continue<\/span> \u201cpreparations<\/span> to<\/span> manage<\/span> the<\/span> border<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> safe,<\/span> orderly,<\/span> and<\/span> humane<\/span> way<\/span> when<\/span> the<\/span> Title<\/span> 42<\/span> public<\/span> health<\/span> order<\/span> lifts.\u201d<\/span> Migrants<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> denied<\/span> the\u00a0right<\/span> to<\/span> seek<\/span> asylum<\/span> under<\/span> U.S.<\/span> and<\/span> international<\/span> law<\/span> 2.5<\/span> million<\/span> times<\/span> since<\/span> March<\/span> 2020<\/span> on<\/span> grounds<\/span> of<\/span> preventing<\/span> the<\/span> spread<\/span> of<\/span> COVID-19<\/span> under<\/span> a<\/span> public-health<\/span> rule<\/span> called<\/span> Title<\/span> 42.<\/span> The<\/span> decision<\/span> on<\/span> what<\/span> comes<\/span> next<\/span> is<\/span> going<\/span> down<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> wire,<\/span> as<\/span> pressure<\/span> builds<\/span> in<\/span> communities<\/span> along<\/span> both<\/span> sides<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> southwestern<\/span> U.S.<\/span> border.<\/span> In<\/span> El<\/span> Paso,<\/span> Democratic<\/span> Mayor<\/span> Oscar<\/span> Leeser<\/span> warned<\/span> Monday<\/span> that<\/span> shelters<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> border<\/span> in<\/span> Ciudad<\/span> Ju\u00e1rez<\/span> are<\/span> packed<\/span> to<\/span> capacity<\/span> with<\/span> an<\/span> estimated<\/span> 20,000<\/span> migrants<\/span> who<\/span> are<\/span> prepared<\/span> to<\/span> cross<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite<\/span> the<\/span> court<\/span> stay<\/span> Monday,<\/span> the<\/span> City<\/span> of<\/span> El<\/span> Paso<\/span> rushed<\/span> to<\/span> expand<\/span> its<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> accommodate<\/span> more<\/span> migrants<\/span> by<\/span> converting<\/span> large<\/span> buildings<\/span> into<\/span> shelters,<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> Red<\/span> Cross<\/span> brings<\/span> in<\/span> 10,000<\/span> cots.<\/span> Local<\/span> officials<\/span> also<\/span> say<\/span> they<\/span> hope<\/span> to<\/span> relieve<\/span> pressure<\/span> on<\/span> local<\/span> shelters<\/span> by<\/span> chartering<\/span> buses<\/span> to<\/span> other<\/span> large<\/span> cities<\/span> in<\/span> Texas<\/span> or<\/span> nearby<\/span> states,<\/span> bringing<\/span> migrants<\/span> a<\/span> step<\/span> closer<\/span> to<\/span> relatives<\/span> and<\/span> sponsors<\/span> in<\/span> coordination<\/span> with<\/span> nonprofit<\/span> groups.<\/span> El<\/span> Paso<\/span> residents<\/span> Roberto<\/span> Lujan<\/span> and<\/span> Daniela<\/span> Centeno<\/span> handed<\/span> out<\/span> fruit,<\/span> Hostess<\/span> cakes,<\/span> soda<\/span> and<\/span> chips<\/span> to<\/span> throngs<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> street<\/span> corner.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Conservative<\/span> states<\/span> argue<\/span> that<\/span> repeal<\/span> of<\/span> Title<\/span> 42<\/span> would<\/span> flood<\/span> the<\/span> state<\/span> with<\/span> immigrants<\/span> and<\/span> strain<\/span> state<\/span> services<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> health<\/span> care<\/span> and<\/span> law<\/span> enforcement.<\/span> They<\/span> also<\/span> accuse<\/span> the<\/span> federal<\/span> government<\/span> of<\/span> not<\/span> having<\/span> a<\/span> plan<\/span> to<\/span> deal<\/span> with<\/span> rising<\/span> immigration,<\/span> but<\/span> in<\/span> Washington,<\/span> Republicans<\/span> will<\/span> control<\/span> the<\/span> House<\/span> of<\/span> Representatives<\/span> and<\/span> make<\/span> immigration<\/span> a<\/span> major<\/span> issue.<\/span> said<\/span> they<\/span> had<\/span> marched<\/span> more<\/span> resources<\/span> toward<\/span> the<\/span> southern<\/span> border<\/span> in<\/span> preparation<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> Title<\/span> 42.<\/span><\/p>\n

About<\/span> 23,000<\/span> agents<\/span> are<\/span> currently<\/span> stationed<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> southern<\/span> border,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> White<\/span> House.<\/span> Immigration<\/span> advocates<\/span> say<\/span> the<\/span> Title<\/span> 42<\/span> restrictions<\/span> imposed<\/span> under<\/span> the<\/span> terms<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Health<\/span> Act<\/span> of<\/span> 1944<\/span> violate<\/span> U.S.<\/span> and<\/span> international<\/span> obligations<\/span> to<\/span> those<\/span> fleeing<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> to<\/span> avoid<\/span> persecution.<\/span> I’m<\/span> here.<\/span> They<\/span> appealed<\/span> to<\/span> stop<\/span> using<\/span> Title<\/span> 42.<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span> federal<\/span> judge<\/span> sided<\/span> with<\/span> her<\/span> in<\/span> November<\/span> and<\/span> set<\/span> a<\/span> deadline<\/span> for<\/span> December<\/span> 21st.<\/span> The<\/span> Catholic<\/span> Bishop<\/span> of<\/span> El<\/span> Paso<\/span> Mark<\/span> Seitz<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> stay<\/span> will<\/span> deter<\/span> migrants<\/span> who<\/span> have<\/span> no<\/span> choice<\/span> but<\/span> to<\/span> flee<\/span> their<\/span> homes<\/span> from<\/span> even<\/span> seeking<\/span> shelter<\/span> after<\/span> years<\/span> of<\/span> having<\/span> to<\/span> use<\/span> it<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.\"\"<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

El Paso, Texas (AP) December,20– At the U.S.-Mexico border, tensions over the future of restrictions on asylum seekers increased on Tuesday as the Supreme Court issued a temporary order easing pandemic-era restrictions on immigration. Conservative states have won a\u00a0reprieve, albeit for a short time, pushing to maintain measures that allow authorities to deport many, if […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[77,550,551,552,553,554],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/migrnts.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2509"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2513,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509\/revisions\/2513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}