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    AG Barr Orders Immigration Judges To Stop Releasing Asylum-Seekers On Bail

    The ruling by the attorney general is the latest step by the Trump administration designed to discourage asylum-seekers from coming to the U.S.
    by Vanessa Romo Apr 17, 2019 2 minutes

    The Department of Justice issued an order on Tuesday that could keep thousands of asylum-seekers detained while they wait for their cases to be heard in immigration court — a wait that often lasts months or years.

    The ruling by Attorney General William Barr is the latest step by the Trump administration designed to discourage asylum-seekers from coming to the U.S. hoping for refuge.

    In a written that overturns a

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