Democrats Pushed the Trump Administration Into the Interim Asylum Ban

Ignore the media hype, Congress could have fixed this problem but refused to score political points

Migrants from poor Central American countries -mostly Hondurans- moving towards the United States in hopes of a better life, wait along the Irapuato-Guadalajara highway in the Mexican state of Guanajuato for a ride to Guadalajara on their trek north, on Nov. 12, 2018.Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has already filed at least one lawsuit against the Trump administration for its new policy that would temporarily deny asylum to those who travel to the Mexican border via another country, until Congress can resolve the situation.