Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-01-30 20:32:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4481654C679D2E8D02664EF7F05AF5B7290EA1226B0E9AED06D8DC1AED0855F3
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There's already laws against illegal border crossings. Trump also invoked Section 212(f) of the INA back in 2019, but it failed as it's illegal (and confirmed by SCOTUS) to ban people who seek asylum based on how they entered the country (8 U.S. Code ยง 1158) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1158 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/12/2019-02303/addressing-mass-migration-through-the-southern-border-of-the-united-states https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/21/trump-asylum-ban-us-mexico-border-supreme-court-reject
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