Trump Seeks To Charge Fees To Asylum Seekers

Business Insider reports:

President Donald Trump has proposed the introduction of a fee for migrants seeking asylum in the US, outlining the policy in a memorandum released Monday.

The White House said the president issued the memorandum to the acting secretary of homeland security, Kevin McAleenan, to ensure that “legitimate asylum seekers can access asylum while more efficiently processing and removing illegal migrants who are not eligible and do not qualify.”

Among the series of new measures the president lays out in the memorandum is the imposition of “fees for asylum applications and work permit applications.” Monday’s memorandum did not outline how much migrants might be charged to claim asylum.

Trump tightens asylum rules, will make immigrants pay fees to seek humanitarian refuge https://t.co/H6PAVr8cRk

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 30, 2019

The President wants to start charging a fee for asylum applications.

Once again, he’s hell bent on persecuting the most vulnerable and gives access to lifesaving refuge only to those who can afford it. https://t.co/RIwoDujDTv

— Voto Latino (@votolatino) April 30, 2019

Trump now wants asylum seekers to pay fees to apply for asylum.

Trump’s party, the GOP, is against taxes unless waged against poor people fleeing for their lives. https://t.co/gMcHTZaVt7

— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) April 30, 2019