ACLU Sues Over Trump Ban on Asylum at US-Mexico Border (Connecting the Dots: The ACLU, Mexico, Immigration, The Raben Group, Chertoff Group, ICE & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Newsmax.com
Monday,
03 February 2025 04:02 PM EST
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-aclu-mexico/2025/02/03/id/1197646/
A
leading U.S. civil rights group on Monday filed a lawsuit targeting President
Donald Trump's sweeping ban on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying
the restrictions effectively block all access to asylum for migrants at the
border in violation of U.S. laws and international treaties.
The
lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, challenges a ban issued by Trump
after taking office on Jan. 20 that blocks all migrants "engaged in the
invasion across the southern border" from claiming asylum or other
humanitarian protections. Trump has taken an array of executive actions to
deter illegal immigration and ramp up arrests and deportations of migrants in
the U.S. illegally. The actions include sending additional U.S. military troops
to the border and directing other federal agencies to assist immigration
enforcement. Trump's ban on asylum at the border goes further than restrictions
put in place by former President Joe Biden in June to discourage illegal
crossings. Biden's restrictions were coupled with a legal entry program that
allowed 1,450 migrants per day to schedule appointments at a legal border crossing
to request asylum, an initiative that Trump ended hours after taking office.
The
Biden restrictions remain in place and are subject to a separate ACLU legal
challenge.
Lee
Gelernt, an ACLU attorney who has litigated other prominent asylum cases, said
Trump's ban was unprecedented. "It eliminates all avenues to seek asylum,
completely ignoring the statutory system created by Congress," Gelernt
said in a statement. "Countless families will be in danger based on the
pretense that we are under an invasion by desperate immigrants."
The
ACLU-led lawsuit was filed on behalf of three immigrant advocacy groups in
Texas and Arizona in federal court in Washington, D.C.
The
ACLU blocked several Trump policies restricting asylum during his 2017-2021
presidency.
Trump's
latest asylum ban employs a statute known as 212(f) to block all migrants at
the southern border from claiming asylum, the same legal authority Trump used
for his travel ban policies on Muslim-majority countries and other nations. The
Supreme Court upheld a version of Trump's travel ban in 2018.
Connecting
the Dots:
Aryeh Neier was
an executive director for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),
the president of the Open Society Foundations, is the vice chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a director at
the Center for American Progress.
Morton H. Halperin was
a director, Washington office for the American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU), a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and
is a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for
the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center
for American Progress.
George Soros is the founder & chairman
for the Open Society Foundations, the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society and a supporter for
the Center for American Progress.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and
the Center for American Progress.
Melody C. Barnes was
the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy
council, director for the Barack Obama administration, a
principal at the Raben Group and is Barack Obama’s golf
partner.
Raben Group was
the lobby firm for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the
public relations firm for Mexico.
Robert Raben is
the president of the Raben Group, was an assistant attorney general
at the U.S. Department of Justice and a director at the American
Constitution Society.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for
the American Constitution Society.
George Soros is the founder & chairman
for the Open Society Foundations, a board member for the International
Crisis Group and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Ernesto Zedillo was
a board member for the International Crisis Group and the president
of Mexico.
Carlos Pascual was
a U.S. ambassador for Mexico and a VP for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and was a member of the Iraq Study Group.
Lee H. Hamilton was
a co-chair for the Iraq Study Group, is an honorary trustee at
the Brookings Institution (think tank), the co-chair for the Independent
Task Force on Immigration and America's Future and a member of the Homeland
Security Advisory Council, and a director at BAE Systems Inc.
Michael Chertoff is
the chairman for BAE Systems Inc., a senior of counsel at Covington
& Burling LLP, the co-founder & chairman for the Chertoff
Group and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for BAE Systems Inc.
Eric H. Holder Jr. was
a partner at Covington & Burling LLP.
Charles E. Allen is
a principal at the Chertoff Group and was the undersecretary for
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Jay M. Cohen is
a principal at the Chertoff Group and was the undersecretary for
science & technology for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Debbie Eng is
a senior director at the Chertoff Group and was an associate
executive secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Katy Montgomery is
a senior director at the Chertoff Group and was the deputy
assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Paul A. Schneider is
a principal at the Chertoff Group and was the deputy secretary for
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Chad C. Sweet is
the co-founder & CEO for the Chertoff Group and was the chief
of staff for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Jayson P. Ahern is
a principal at the Chertoff Group and was the acting commissioner
for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection is a division of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
R. Gil
Kerlikowske is the commissioner nominee for the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, the drug czar for the Barack Obama
administration and was the deputy director for the U.S. Department
of Justice.
Dawn E. Johnsen was
the director nominee, acting assistant attorney general at the Office
of Legal Counsel for the Barack Obama administration, counsel
for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and is a director at
the American Constitution Society.
Eric H. Holder Jr. was
a board member for the American Constitution Society, an attorney
general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack
Obama administration and is a partner at Covington & Burling
LLP.
Open Society Foundations was a funder
for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the American
Constitution Society and the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank).
George Soros is the founder
& chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Stuart E.
Eizenstat is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank), a senior counsel at Covington & Burling
LLP and a lobbyist for the Philippines.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for the Philippines,
and BAE Systems Inc.
Michael Chertoff is
a senior of counsel at Covington & Burling LLP, the chairman
for BAE Systems Inc., the co-founder & chairman for the Chertoff
Group and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
Eric H. Holder Jr. was
a partner at Covington & Burling LLP.
Charles E. Allen is
a principal at the Chertoff Group and was the undersecretary for
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Jay M. Cohen is
a principal at the Chertoff Group and was the undersecretary for
science & technology for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Debbie Eng is
a senior director at the Chertoff Group and was an associate
executive secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Katy Montgomery is
a senior director at the Chertoff Group and was the deputy
assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Paul A. Schneider is
a principal at the Chertoff Group and was the deputy secretary for
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Chad C. Sweet is
the co-founder & CEO for the Chertoff Group and was the chief
of staff for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a division of
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Jayson P. Ahern is
a principal at the Chertoff Group and was the acting commissioner
for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection is a division of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
R. Gil
Kerlikowske is the commissioner nominee for the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, the drug czar for the Barack Obama
administration and was the deputy director for the U.S. Department
of Justice.
Resources:
Past Research
ACLU
Sues ICE in Advance of Trump Deportations (Connecting the Dots: The American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Mayer Brown, The Raben Group & Soros Funding,
All Networking) (Past Research on the American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU))
Tuesday,
November 19, 2024
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/11/aclu-sues-ice-in-advance-of-trump.html
US
government workers told to shelter in place amid surge in Tijuana violence,
cartel threatens 'mass chaos' (Connecting the Dots: Mexico & Soros) (Past Research on Mexico)
Sunday,
August 14, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/us-government-workers-told-to-shelter.html
Obama’s
Banana Boy Runs Guns (Past Research on the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Thursday,
February 6, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/02/obamas-banana-boy-runs-guns.html
Thanks,
ACLU: Illegal Alien Allegedly Rapes 14-Year-Old While Free on Bond (Past Research on the U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) & the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU))
Wednesday,
July 22, 2015
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