WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 21st December, 2018) The Trump administration continues its cruel policies to stem legal immigration to the United States after announcing that asylum-seekers must remain in Mexico during their proceedings, US Congressman Joaquin Castro said in a press release.
"The decision to make migrants wait in Mexico while processing asylum claims only continues this Administration's cruel policies to stem legal immigration to our nation," Castro said in the release on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said in a press release that asylum seeking migrants who cross the US southwest border will be sent back to Mexico where they must wait a ruling by immigration courts on their asylum applications.
Castro noted in the release that numerous questions remain on how the Trump administration's policy will be implemented, how it is legally justified and what will be the level of humanitarian aid given to the asylum-seekers forced to wait in Mexico.
Castro also said has been in contact with the Mexican Embassy in the United States to understand the Mexican government's role in the policy.
