ACLU sues to stop Trump policy on jailing asylum seekers

Rights groups say policy announced by attorney general puts people at risk of being detained for years The American Civil Liberties Union a... thumbnail 1 summary

Rights groups say policy announced by attorney general puts people at risk of being detained for years

The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups are again going to court to challenge the Trump administration, this time over its policy to bar detained asylum seekers from asking a judge to grant them bond.

The ACLU, American Immigration Council (AIC) and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed a legal challenge over the policy in US district court in Seattle on Thursday. They say it puts thousands of people at risk of being detained for months or years while they wait for their cases to work their way through a backlogged immigration court system.

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from US news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WmSFwy

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