Christi Jackson discusses US asylum ban

12 September 2019

On Wednesday 11 September the US Supreme Court ruled to allow the Trump administration to enforce nationwide restrictions that will deny asylum to anyone who passes through another country on their way to the US without seeking protection there first. Head of the US Practice in London, Christi Jackson, discusses the asylum ban and what this means in practice on BBC World News and Radio Africa.

Watch the BBC World News video here.

Click below to listen to the Radio Africa interview (please note the recording starts a few seconds into the interview).

Christi Jackson

Partner and Head of the US Practice

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