“The Trump administration has long seen asylum requests as ‘a huge loophole’ in its effort to close the border. Over the last two months, it’s become apparent how it intends to close it,” Politico reports.
“The Department of Homeland Security is asking courts to summarily dismiss asylum claims without a hearing and send migrants to a third country where they can pursue relief, even if they have no connection to that place. The federal government is relying on so-called safe third country agreements Trump officials have reached with a number of nations, including Uganda, Honduras and Ecuador — countries that have a reputation for destabilizing gang violence or a history of human-rights abuses.”
