SAN DIEGO (AP) – In the most recent turn for one of the most emblematic immigration policies of President Donald Trump’s government, a federal appeals court said Wednesday that it will block from next week a measure that requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico until their date of hearing in a US court.
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But the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco He said he would only block the “Wait in Mexico” measure in Arizona and California, the two border states in which he has jurisdiction.
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The same court had banned the measure across the southern border on Friday, but he suspended his own order after the government warned that there would be serious consequences. “Waiting in Mexico” is a fundamental part of Trump’s response to the large number of people who come to the border to ask for asylum.
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Federal government says he will request the intervention of the Supreme Court and has requested that the measure remain in force until
next week so that the highest court can issue a verdict.
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On Wednesday, the judges pointed out that the “Wait in Mexico” measure will no longer be in effect on Mexico’s border with California and Arizona as of March 12.
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