Court blocks Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access
Summary
A U.S. appeals court blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that suspended asylum access at the southern border. The court ruled that immigration laws guarantee the right to apply for asylum and the president cannot override these laws by his own rules.Key Facts
- A three-judge panel from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Trump’s order suspending asylum access.
- The court said the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) protects the right to apply for asylum.
- The panel ruled the president cannot create separate procedures to deny asylum or remove immigrants without following the law.
- The order was issued by President Trump on his second inauguration day in 2025, calling the border situation “an invasion.”
- One judge appointed by Trump partially disagreed but agreed the president cannot deport people to countries where they face persecution.
- The ruling agrees with a lower court’s opinion from the previous year.
- The administration can ask the full court or the Supreme Court to reconsider the ruling.
- The White House press secretary criticized the court’s ruling, calling it politically motivated, and said President Trump acted within his powers.
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