02-07-2019 20:46 via kvoa.com

Lawsuit seeks to block policy on children seeking asylum

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Advocates for immigrant children are suing to block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy that they say would erode legal protections for thousands of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the U.S.
A class action filed Monday claims a May 31 memorandum issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services dramatically curtails asylum provisions for unaccompanied immigrant children.
Attorneys from Catholic Legal Immigration Network and Kids in Ne
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