The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed President Trump’s administration a win on Tuesday after it ruled the government can send asylum-seekers back to Mexico to wait for a court to adjudicate their petitions.
The judges approved the policy in part due to Mexico’s commitment to ensure the safety of the asylum-seekers. “We are hesitant to disturb this compromise amid ongoing diplomatic negotiations between the Untied States and Mexico because … the preliminary injunction (at least in its present form) is unlikely to be sustained on appeal.”
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