11/20/18: The president takes another shot to the glass jaw when a federal judge rules that he can’t abrogate the law on a whim.
Some weeks back, Twitter Thumbs issued a proclamation ordering all individuals seeking asylum at our southern border, including toddlers, to appear at official ports of entry. Failing to do so, he decreed, would render them ineligible for asylum.
As NPR explains, the Immigration and Nationality Act, or INA, is clear. If a person makes it to U.S. soil, even if they enter the country illegally, they can apply for asylum. U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar sides with asylum seekers and issues a temporary restraining order blocking the president.
“Whatever the scope of the
President’s authority, he may not rewrite the immigration laws to impose a condition that Congress has
expressly forbidden,” he wrote. “Defendant’s [the Trump administration] claims
that the rule can somehow be harmonized with the INA are not persuasive.”
“Failure to comply with entry
requirements such as arriving at a designated port of entry should bear little,
if any, weight in the asylum process,” the Obama-appointed judge continued.
You knew Trump and his fans were going to hear, “Obama-appointed judge,” and start frothing at the mouth. As usual, when a court decision doesn’t go the way he likes, the president attacks the U.S. judicial system. The same afternoon, he informs the White House press corps that what’s happening with the Ninth Circuit Court is “a disgrace” and “a total disaster,” because the judges of the Ninth Circuit keep shooting down his unconstitutional ideas.
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