thousands of asylum seeker maybe turned away at the border because of a trump administration policy. border officers who evaluate a asylum and refugee applications have new guidance. ordering them to reject claims based on fear of gang and domestic violence. officers also now allow to reject claims by immigrants who cross the border illegally. even if they have a legitimate fear of percent kougs. administration officials expect reunification to be finished this morning for kids under age five separated at the border. that excludes the 27 parents deemed ineligible because of criminal backgrounds or issues. and imminent for the girl in this audio tape. the recording the big part of the events that forced the
district of new york, and director of migrant rights and justice for the women s refugee commission. welcome both. what is the legal basis for court procedures for these undocumented immigrants? the legal basis is the constitutional protections that are afforded to all people who come to this country, whether they re citizens or not. the due process clause talks about persons, not citizens. it s very clear there s long-standing supreme court case law that backs that up. and you know, it is really what the president is asking or talking about doing is having what would amount to death sentences for people at the border. he wants border officers, opposed to immigration judges, to be the ones to make very complicated decisions about who has legitimate asylum claims and
up his poll numbers. you have the national guard saying personnel will not perform law enforce. activities or interact with my grants, or other persons detained by dhs personnel without your approval, arming will be limited to circumstances that might require self-defense. all they can do observe. what do you make of the idea now you have this question of arming them? it s definitely not necessary. in the past a lot of it has been in support of the border patrol and their actions. a lot of it is observing and reporting. any idea of arming them is completely not necessary. let me let you listen to the dhs secretary on whether or not customs and border officers would be armed. this is from thursday. will they be armed?
that voted for him care about, curbing illegal immigration, border security, small businesses and supporting have a robust economy, these are things they care about, and i think he s smart enough to know with a midterm election coming up, he wants to give some wins on the board for the republicans to go and campaign on. and while he may not be as popular as people want here in the beltway or here in washington, d.c., back home in a lot of these districts where these members are running, there are places where he is very popular. and if not the president that s very popular, his message and his policies are very popular. so, kirsten, i mean moving troops, moving national guard forces to the border as george w. bush did when they were trying to hire more border officers, as president obama as well, i mean is that really about politics for this president? well, i mean i think it s
recognized here. no one has a right no one has a right to enter our country without permission just as no one has a right to enter our homes, our places of businesses without permission. we will literally protect the border with the military if necessary, and through the national guard, to show the world that while we are a nation of immigrants and we love immigration, we are not a lawless nation that will allow illegal immigration to become its own force. right. but, steve, the question the question really, though, is this about politics, the fact that the president is doing it now. under george w. bush, my understanding is, you know, this was a stopgap measure in order to, while they were trying to hire up more border officers, they were using national guard to fill more clerical duties that would free up other border agents to actually work on the