UN Urges Washington to Keep Doors Open to Asylum Seekers after D.C. Attack

UN agencies on Friday appealed to Washington to continue allowing asylum seekers access to the country and to be given due process after US President Donald Trump vowed to freeze migration from “Third World” countries following an attack near the White House.
Asked to respond to Trump’s remarks, UN human rights office spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told a Geneva press briefing: “They are entitled to protection under international law and that should be given due process.”
UN refugee agency spokesperson Eujin Byun echoed those remarks, saying the overwhelming majority of refugees are law-abiding members of the host community.