WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, issued the following statement after Supreme Court arguments took place in Noem v. Al Otro Lado, a case concerning the Trump Administration's so-called "metering" policy that blocked people at official ports of entry from applying for asylum, which is allowed under federal law:
"President Trump's inhumane policy of turning away potential asylum seekers before they even have a chance to ask for protection is both unlawful and betrays our longstanding commitment as a nation to protect those fleeing persecution. Our amicus brief and the arguments the Court ...