Appeals Court Rules Trump's Border Asylum Ban Illegal
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Trump's ban on asylum claims at the southern border is illegal. The three-judge panel from the D.C. Circuit Court said immigration laws give people the right to apply for asylum at the border.
A federal appeals court delivered a major blow to President Trump's immigration policies Friday, ruling that his ban on asylum claims at the southern border violates federal law.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit voted 2-1 that Trump's order for swift removal at the border "cast aside federal laws" that give people the right to seek asylum. The judges agreed with a lower court that found the administration can't ignore existing immigration laws.
Trump had issued the order to categorically deny asylum claims to people crossing the southern border, part of his broader crackdown on immigration. The policy allowed border agents to quickly remove migrants without processing their asylum applications.
The ruling means the Trump administration may have to begin accepting and processing new asylum applications from people at the southern border. This could affect thousands of migrants who have been turned away under the current policy.
The decision sets up a likely appeal to the Supreme Court, where the Trump administration may seek to overturn the ruling and reinstate the asylum ban.
This ruling could force the Trump administration to start processing new asylum applications from people crossing the southern border. It affects thousands of migrants seeking protection who have been turned away under Trump's policy.
The Trump administration will likely appeal this decision to the Supreme Court to try to restore the asylum ban.
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