The Trump administration faces lawsuit over border restrictions

Since the arrival of the Coronavirus in North American territory, the Trump government has implemented strict measures regarding immigration policies to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and protect the health system from possible saturation.

One of the emergency measures was to close the borders and prevent immigrants from entering the US, including asylum-seekers and refugees who normally try to flee danger from their countries.

This decision prompted dozens of activists to file a lawsuit against the border restrictions implemented by President Trump during the current juncture.

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The views of the current US government

Trump’s administration presents several arguments explaining the main reasons for this decision.

Let’s look at some of the arguments:

• It is important to safeguard resources for the local population. The President declares that asylum-seekers and refugees are using important benefits during the health crisis.
• Temporarily stopping the entry of immigrants prevents detention centers across the country from crowding.
• The government wants to prevent a massive spread of Coronavirus among immigrant communities and protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) employees.

Activists’ views

This government decision unleashed social chaos among immigrant communities, critics and immigrant rights advocates around the country for several reasons:

• Immigrants who reach the borders are currently deported almost immediately, including minors without the company of a responsible adult.
• Deported immigrants normally go to Central American countries, which puts these most vulnerable territories at risk.
• Most asylum and refuge applicants live on the borders of Mexico under a policy called “Remain in Mexico”.
  They have built temporary shelters, have no access to food or water, there are no medicine or health personnel available, and there are no hygiene protocols.
• Activists declare that Trump’s government used the health crisis to fulfill its purposes of reducing immigration in the US.
• The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended closing the borders for just 30 days, however, the Trump administration has kept them closed for almost three months.

That is why Trump’s government received last Wednesday, June 10, 2020, a lawsuit against border restrictions during the global health crisis.

The main arguments of the lawsuit

The activists set out several key arguments in the official document of the lawsuit.

Let’s see some of them:

• Since the massive outbreak of Coronavirus in the US, only four asylum applications have been accepted in the country.
  This represents a giant threat to immigrant families who are fleeing danger from their countries in order to build a promising future.
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• The lawsuit states that Trump’s administration has always focused heavily on reducing immigration, both legal and illegal, and that instead of focusing on current local issues, it is using the pandemic as an excuse to carry out its anti-immigration plans.
• Current border restrictions violate the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act and endanger the lives of innocent immigrants.
• Current deportations have no legal regulations and do not follow the values of the US Constitution.
• Official figures show that more than 20,000 immigrants have been deported during the health crisis, which represents a giant threat to the Central American territories that receive them.
• The US has a duty to protect the most vulnerable immigrant communities and offer asylum or refuge.

The Trump government’s response

President Trump has not given an official response to the lawsuit yet, however it is the right time for the US government to make the most appropriate decisions regarding immigration.

In light of the global Coronavirus pandemic, the best solution is to help each other and seek to protect the most disadvantaged countries during the health crisis.

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