A federal judge has ruled that a Guatemalan family seeking asylum in the
United States must be granted attorney access before being forced to wait in
Mexico as their case winds through U.S.
immigration court.
District Judge Dana Sabraw’s temporary restraining order may have far-reaching consequences if applied more widely to a key Trump administration policy to address a surge of asylum-seekers arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico.
The judge scheduled a hearing Dec. 13 on whether the ruling should apply to all asylum-seekers returned to Mexico through
California to wait for their next court appearance.