here s just one example of how nuts things have gotten. the trump administration has now worked out a deal with the guatemalan government to relocate rejected asimem seekers to get this, a remote spot in the middle of the guatemalan jungle. this is just one aspect of a full spectrum policy undertaken by trump that has effectively destroyed the right to asylum in the united states in 2019. and here to talk with me buzzfeed reporter. you ve been doing incredible reporting on this, and there s a bunch of different ways the trump administration essentially is it fair to say has choked off asylum at the southern border? they ve implemented a series of policies to restrict asylum at the southern border. you know, this latest effort like you mentioned sending asylum seekers from el salvador and honduras to guatemala and just the latest unprecedented step. so it s my understanding a huge part of this working out
here with me now nbc national security and justice reporter julia ansley. julia, let me start with you just on that final note. my understanding is this up tick in unaccompanied minors being aphenlded and then put into detention is because of the, quote, remain in mexico policy. there s tens of thousands stranded getting so desperate they re sending their kids, is that what s happening? there are even some stories where parents weren t sure where they children were and had left and abandoned ship in order to get into the united states. and in mexico an unaccompanied child is actually seen as a fast track for deportation. there are laws there to protect children from being trafficked. meaning any time they see an unaccompanied child they have a very small chance of getting asimem and a much larger chance of getting deported back into
not being consulted, we re changing something fundamental about this nation of immigrants. and congress controlled the asimem laws for 40 years has made it clear just because you go through another country doesn t mean you can automatically be denied. this administration didn t try to determine those countries have safe and fair processes because they couldn t. but not only did have a seat change of 40 years of asylum law but a standard practice where you give the public and experts the right hearings and and that s what justice sotomayor is saying that, look, there is seat changes here and no one s weighing in so that they re based on the administration s facts and no expert facts. good to see you as always. thanks for having me. coming up, the trump administration s latest regulatory roll back that could affect a third of all drinking water in america. we re going to tell you what
whoa! it s pure gold. we re gonna be rich. we re gonna be rich! it only gets better when you switch and save with geico. the trump administration has made it very clear they don t want migrants coming into this country by any means, even by asileal. and this week the supreme court helped them by allowing to help migrants apply for asimem in the first country they cross into even if that country is unsafe or doesn t have a developed asylum process. that means they d have to apply for asylum in mexico before they can apply for asylum in the united states even while the new rule continues to be challenged in court.
so bad about applying in a another country? nothing in principle is so bad. we have that with candidate, but you can t tell people to wait in dangerous countries and try to apply for asimem in mexico or guatemala when they don t have fully functioning asylum systems. these people can t wait around in those countries and be safe and apply for asylum. this is effectively just a way to end asylum at the southern border. just to be clear for people who come in seeking asylum from central america who have been able to go through a process, in other words they say at the border crossing or to a border guard they re seeking asylum and most times they ve been led in to be adjudicated at a second point, the overwhelming number of applicants if you re worried about it being overrun by asylum seekers in america, that s not what it replicates. that s true. and at the same time there are