This is the first legal challenged of its kind. The lawsuit states expelling the unnamed 16-year-old boy would violate asylum and anti-trafficking laws for unaccompanied migrant kids who arrive at the border. The administration has argued, though, the new policy is necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Lawyers Argue Unaccompanied Honduran Teen Shouldn’t Be Expelled
Lawyers for a Honduran boy are mounting a legal challenge against the Trump administration’s policy of “rapidly expelling migrant children from the southern border during the coronavirus pandemic.” So reports CBS News.
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