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UN urges Washington to keep doors open to asylum seekers after D.C. attack
U.N. agencies stressed that asylum seekers must receive due process and access to protection under international law despite U.S. migration restrictions after the White House attack.
- On Friday, U.N. agencies appealed to Washington to continue allowing asylum seekers access after President Donald Trump vowed to freeze migration from `Third World` countries following an attack near the White House.
- Following the shooting that wounded two members of the West Virginia National Guard, investigators say the attacker was an Afghan national who entered the US in 2021, prompting policy escalation.
- UN human rights office spokesman Jeremy Laurence told a Geneva press briefing that asylum seekers are entitled to protection under international law and due process, a point echoed by U.N. refugee agency spokesperson Eujin Byun.
- Appealing to host governments, the U.N. urged states hosting refugees and asylum seekers to keep access open, noting most refugees are law-abiding members of host communities who must have access to territory.
- At the Geneva briefing, U.N. officials stressed on Friday that people needing protection must receive due process of asylum under international law obligations for asylum procedures.
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The U.S. government “has stopped all asylum decisions,” announced Friday the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) following President Donald Trump’s order to “stop” immigration from “third world countries” after Wednesday’s shooting in Washington.
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The Express TribuneUN urges Washington to keep doors open to asylum seekers after DC attack
The comments mark a further escalation of migration measures Trump has ordered since the shooting on Wednesday that investigators say was carried out by an Afghan national who entered the Us in 2021
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