US asylum seekers will stay in Mexico until court approves their claims: Trump

The tweets came after The Washington Post reported earlier in the day that Mexico's incoming government has agreed to support the US government's plan to remake US asylum policy.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Washington DC | Updated: 25-11-2018 08:06 IST | Created: 25-11-2018 07:50 IST
US asylum seekers will stay in Mexico until court approves their claims: Trump
  • Country:
  • Mexico
  • United States

US President Donald Trump has said migrants seeking asylum in the US via the southern border will wait in Mexico while their claims are moving through legal procedures.

"Migrants at the Southern Border will not be allowed into the US until their claims are individually approved in court," he tweeted on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.

"All will stay in Mexico," the US President said.

The tweets came after The Washington Post reported earlier in the day that Mexico's incoming government has agreed to support the US government's plan to remake US asylum policy.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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