Rep. Biggs Issues Statement on Rule Change to Address Asylum Abuse
July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019
GILBERT, Arizona, July 16 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement:
Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced a major rule change designed to reduce asylum abuse at our southern border. Under the rule, most migrants will be ineligible for asylum if they passed through Mexico or another Central American country that isn't their home country before reaching the United States without applying for and being denied protection. Congressman Biggs released the followi . . .
Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced a major rule change designed to reduce asylum abuse at our southern border. Under the rule, most migrants will be ineligible for asylum if they passed through Mexico or another Central American country that isn't their home country before reaching the United States without applying for and being denied protection. Congressman Biggs released the followi . . .