U.S. Jewish clergy call on Trump to allow in asylum seekers
“The Jewish people know what it means to be turned away and to be denied protection,” the petition states. “As Jews we understand the heart of the refugee."
A Mission Police Dept. officer (L), and a US Border Patrol agent watch over a group of Central American asylum seekers before taking them into custody on June 12, 2018 near McAllen, Texas(photo credit: JOHN MOORE/GETTY IMAGES/AFP)ByBENJY SINGER