by Bob Walsh
A lawsuit was just filed by twelve Honduran nationals, including six minor children, against Donald Trump. The plaintiffs are not now and have never been inside the U.S. The lawsuit has actually been filed on their behalf by Nexus Derechos Humanos Attorneys Inc., and is being funded by Nexus Services.
The lawsuit contends a couple of things. One of them is that the U. S. can not legally send troops into Mexico to cut off the caravan. As far as I know no one has proposed actually doing that.
They also assert that once an immigrant has stated an intention to apply for asylum, no matter where that immigrant physically is, the asylum application process has begun for legal purposes.
The Trump administration has announced plans to alter the current asylum application process to require that asylum applicants present themselves LEGALLY at a legitimate border entry point to begin the process. Asylum claims made after a person has crossed illegally would not be accepted.
There is a Supreme Court ruling from 1993 that says that aliens are entitled to a due process hearing before deportation.
Our immigration laws and rules are so fucked up I would not care to bet which way this will go.
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