US Justice Department, DHS Say Absurd That Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Over Asylum Ban
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published November 20, 2018 | 09:55 PM
The lawsuit by US advocacy groups against President Donald Trump's order on Central America asylum seekers is an irrational action in trying to stop the flow of illegal migrants to the United States, the departments of Justice and Homeland Security (DHS) said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
The two agencies issued the statement after District Court Judge Jon Tigar ordered to halt the US president's executive action banning illegal aliens on the US-Mexico border from applying for asylum.
"It is absurd that a set of advocacy groups can be found to have standing to sue to stop the entire Federal government from acting so that illegal aliens can receive a government benefit to which they are not entitled," the statement said.
Trump's executive order was challenged by a number of advocacy groups, including the American Civil liberties Union (ACLU) and the Southern Poverty Law Center. A hearing in the case took place in San Francisco on Monday evening.
The DHS and the Justice Department added that it is absolutely lawful for the US federal government to give the benefit of asylum to only certain people in order to control immigration in the national interest.
On Friday, Trump signed the proclamation denying asylum to illegal immigrants seeking to enter the United States as a caravan of several thousand migrants from Central America approached the US border with Mexico.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Finance Minister calls for reforming tax system to improve country's economy
PM calls for joint efforts to check smuggling, power theft
Infinix Unveils a Vibrant New Chapter with Wahaj Ali: The face of Infinix NOTE 4 ..
PM makes two more appointments in his team
Terrorists of Shangla suicide attack will be brought to justice: Interior Minist ..
Applications Open for 6th Cycle of Start-up Incubation under the National Expans ..
Join vivo's "Light it Up" Social Media Contest in Ramadan to Win vivo V30 5G
Pakistan v New Zealand T20I series: Tickets to go on sale from today
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 29 March 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 29 March 2024
Journalists call for global action to end Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
CM for generating opportunities to bring direct int'l investment
More Stories From World
-
UNGA's revitalization key to promoting world peace, security: Pakistan
19 minutes ago -
Sound of the Underground: the busker aiming to play every London Tube stop
49 minutes ago -
Israeli strikes kill 42 in Syria's Aleppo province
1 hour ago -
Calls for 'smartphone free' childhood grow in UK
1 hour ago -
Russia hits Ukraine energy sector in overnight attack
1 hour ago -
A-bomb saga 'Oppenheimer' finally opens in Japan
2 hours ago
-
Titian's masterpiece "Flora" breathes vibrancy into Sino-Italian art exchange
2 hours ago -
Beijing International Film Festival to open mid-April
2 hours ago -
China's overnight Shibor interbank rate decreases Friday
2 hours ago -
Tokyo stocks end higher tracking Wall Street gains
2 hours ago -
Boao forum urges global cooperation in energy transition
2 hours ago -
China to export homegrown tunnel-boring machine to Italy
2 hours ago