U.S Government shouldn’t capture Asylum seeking people: U.S Federal Judge

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A U.S federal judge has ruled against the immigration policies of Trump administration. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered that the U.S government shouldn’t unreasonably capture people looking asylum. This order comes in a case confronting the policy of Trump administration of capturing people passed a credible fear interview and waiting for a hearing on their claim of asylum. A teacher from Haiti, Ansly Damus submitted the claim and he has been imprisoned in Ohio for at least 18 months. Damus filed his homeland fearing violence and political discrimination and asked for asylum in the U.S. Point to be noted that an immigration judge allowed him asylum twice, but he remained imprisoned due to the government appeals against those decisions. A U.S District Judge James Boasberg said in his 38-page opinion that U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has violated its own process by not releasing Damus under humanitarian parole.

Judge Boasberg said in his opinions that ICE should now ensure that such protections are realized. This decision came in response to a lawsuit submitted in March by the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and other groups. The deputy legal director of ACLU, Cecilia Wang said that this decision stands for the principle that the U.S government shouldn’t impose a blanket policy of capturing asylum finders from the United States. Normally, asylum seekers should pass a credible fear interview in order to convince concerning authorities that they experience a threat of harassment at their homeland. They are often eligible for release pending a hearing after passing this interview. The lawsuit of ACLU has indicated that this process was working during the Obama administration, but everything has changed under the administration of Donald Trump.