Title	Brief of Amicus Curiae United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in East Bay Sanctuary Covenant et al v. Donald J. Trump
Publisher	UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Publication Date	5 December 2018
Country	United States of America
Topics	Asylum policy | Illegal entry | Non-refoulement | Right to seek asylum | Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness
Citation / Document Symbol	Case No. 3:18-CV-06810-JST
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Cite as	UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Brief of Amicus Curiae United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in East Bay Sanctuary Covenant et al v. Donald J. Trump, 5 December 2018, Case No. 3:18-CV-06810-JST, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5c459ac44.html [accessed 27 May 2023]
Comments	UNHCR submits this brief out of concern that the United States’ recent rule entitled Aliens Subject to a Bar on Entry Under Certain Presidential Proclamations (“Interim Asylum Rule”), 83 Fed. Reg. 55,934 (Nov. 9, 2018), constitutes a substantial change in the United States’ asylum policy that, if implemented, would be at variance with the United States’ obligations under international law. UNHCR has a strong interest in ensuring that the United States’ asylum policy remains consistent with the obligations that the United States undertook when becoming party to the 1967 Protocol, and submits this brief to offer guidance to the Court on those obligations.