ACLU Reaction to Trump Immigration Remarks Today

NEW YORK — President Trump delivered remarks on immigration today at the White House.

Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, had this reaction:

“President Trump did not announce an immigration policy this afternoon, but repeatedly lied about the asylum system, his family separation policy, and his largely unfunded wall. If he plans at some point to prohibit people from applying for asylum between the ports of entry, that plan is illegal. What is clear from the timing and vague nature of today’s remarks is that he is simply trying to inflame his base in the final run-up to the midterms.”