Asylum access 'universally recognized' right, UN says after Trump halts arrivals
The United Nations stressed Friday that the right to seek asylum is "universally recognized", following decisions by President Donald Trump to suspend all refugee admissions and halt the US asylum program.
"All states are entitled to exercise their jurisdiction along their international borders, (but) they need to do so in line with their human rights obligations," UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva when asked about the decisions, stressing that "the right to seek asylum is a universally recognized human right".
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