The caravan of thousands of people walking through Mexico is still reportedly about a thousand miles from the nearest U.S. border, but some of them — or people working on their behalf — have filed a pre-emptive lawsuit against President Trump and other U.S. departments and officials:
BREAKING: Group of migrants travelling on foot from Honduras file federal lawsuit against Pres Trump and others. "Trump’s professed and enacted policy towards thousands of caravanners seeking asylum in the United States is shockingly unconstitutional." https://t.co/m79NT1Xci7
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) November 2, 2018
Here are more details:
NEW: Lawsuit filed tonight in DC federal court on behalf of migrants who say they're traveling to the United States to seek asylum, alleging the Trump admin is unconstitutionally detaining asylum seekers and trying to deny them entry https://t.co/dVD0qVgTIr pic.twitter.com/4xNozDMBQm
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) November 2, 2018
This lawsuit is forward-looking — it defines the class of people who would be covered by it as asylum seekers who are traveling to the US or who have tried to enter the US since Oct. 31 (which was yesterday) pic.twitter.com/wyH6rVifhw
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) November 2, 2018
The lawsuit claims a few things:
1) That Trump and other officials saying they won't let the caravan in means they're going to deny people the right to seek asylum
2) That the admin has a policy of mandatory detention for asylum seekers w/out a chance to challenge designation— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) November 2, 2018
One question many are asking is this:
Are you freaking kidding me?
— Susan Arnold@sueA. (@SusanArnoldsue1) November 2, 2018
It’s rhetorical, but about sums everything up nicely.
They have a U.S. lawyer with them?
Wow, they packed well… https://t.co/yT9sXT5tVS— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) November 2, 2018
Now that’s what we call traveling fully prepared.
And there are other questions, concerns, and general facepalms:
How can one file a lawsuit when they have no legal right in our country.
— Craig (@ccaters4au) November 2, 2018
How does this even happen without strong financial backing?
— Nathan (@nathanhooten) November 2, 2018
This is fully ridiculous. https://t.co/giyBXSeWBT
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) November 2, 2018
Say what? https://t.co/OClnHBBjsL
— Wisdom for Women (@wisdomforwomen) November 2, 2018
Are you kidding me? These people are ridiculous https://t.co/lNoP1RCkyr
— Ramiro Paredes (@RamiroParedes) November 2, 2018
Lol! They’ve been studying our Constitution on the March? They gave up their case for asylum when they turned it down from Mexico.
— Phil Walsh (@PhilipJWalsh) November 2, 2018
How interesting. Who are the attorneys for the "migrants?" https://t.co/VEmpoplrlv
— Red Wave Warrior 2018. (@Cigars1776) November 2, 2018
Did the migrants use #BetoBucks to hire the lawyers? #Caravan
— Bamabelle in ga (@BamabelleinGA) November 2, 2018
Stay tuned. It’s bound to get even more ridiculous.
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