Appeals court says Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal, agreeing with lower court
The 2-1 ruling said immigration law gives border crossers the right to apply for asylum and sent the dispute toward the Supreme Court.
- A divided federal appeals court rejected President Donald Trump's effort to unilaterally bar migrants who cross the US-Mexico border from seeking asylum, blocking a key pillar of his Republican immigration agenda.
- The executive order, issued on Trump's first day in office, sought to end asylum access, but the panel concluded the Nationality Act does not authorize the president to remove plaintiffs under "procedures of his own making."
- Judge Michelle Childs, appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, wrote the majority decision, joined by Judge Nina Pillard, while Judge Justin Walker, a Trump appointee, wrote a partial dissent favoring limited asylum restrictions.
- ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt said the appellate ruling is "essential for those fleeing danger who have been denied even a hearing to present asylum claims under the Trump administration."
- The rejection tees up a likely showdown at the Supreme Court, where the government must decide whether to appeal the Columbia Circuit finding that immigration laws guarantee asylum rights.
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Appeals court says no: Trump’s asylum restrictions hit another legal barrier
A federal appeals court dealt President Donald Trump a significant setback, blocking a key effort to restrict asylum at the southern border and setting the stage for a broader legal battle over immigration policy. At the center of the case is a sweeping attempt to limit who can seek asylum in the United States, particularly migrants who cross the border outside official entry points or who travel through other countries before arriving. The cour…
Appeals court says Trump's order suspending asylum claims at the border is unlawful
A Border Patrol Vehicle Stands Watch at the Mexican American Border Wall Outside of El Paso Texas. (Photo by Joey Ingelhart/E+) (WASHINGTON) — An appeals court on Friday affirmed a district court’s ruling that an executive order invoked by President Donald Trump to suspend immigration asylum claims is unlawful. In a divided 2-1 ruling, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a court order saying the Immigration and Nat…
Appeals Panel Blocks Trump on Restricting Asylum at Border
Finding the policy unlawful, a federal appeals court on Friday halted President Trump's attempt to sharply restrict asylum access for migrants crossing the US-Mexico border without authorization. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that federal immigration law...
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AlKhaleej TodayCourt blocks Trump from barring asylum seekers at US border
WASHINGTON, April 25 — A US federal appeals court ruled yesterday that President Donald Trump cannot prevent migrants from seeking asylum at the border.The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a lower court ruling that Trump exceeded his legal authority by banning migrants who have illegally crossed the US-Mexico border from making asylum claims.“Congress did not intend to grant the Executive the expansive removal authority it as…
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