9th Circuit rules Trump administration can send asylum-seekers back to Mexico while cases decided

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The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed President Trump’s administration a win on Tuesday after it ruled the government can send asylum-seekers back to Mexico to wait for a court to adjudicate their petitions.

The judges approved the policy in part due to Mexico’s commitment to ensure the safety of the asylum-seekers. “We are hesitant to disturb this compromise amid ongoing diplomatic negotiations between the Untied States and Mexico because … the preliminary injunction (at least in its present form) is unlikely to be sustained on appeal.”

“The Ninth Circuit court’s decision is devastating. Subjecting vulnerable families to this program is inexcusable,” said Taylor Levy, an immigration lawyer in El Paso to the New York Times.

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