Appeals court denies Trump bid to reinstate asylum ban

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Appeals court denies Trump bid to reinstate asylum ban
By Chris Mills Rodrigo - 12/07/18 08:52 PM EST


The San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied the Trump administration's effort to delay a judge's order blocking enforcement of its asylum policy.

"We agree with the district court that the Rule is likely inconsistent with existing United States law. Accordingly, we DENY the Government’s motion for a stay," reads the ruling from a three-judge panel of the court.

In early November, the Trump administration clamped down on asylum claims as part of its broader efforts to crack down on illegal immigration.

The Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security had earlier published a joint rule prohibiting certain people caught crossing the U.S. southern border from Mexico between ports of entry from claiming asylum.

Judge Jon Tigar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California then sided with opponents of President Trump’s policy, granting their request for a temporary restraining order against the policy denying asylum to migrants who enter the U.S. illegally.

“Whatever the scope of the President’s authority, he may not rewrite the immigration laws to impose a condition that Congress has expressly forbidden,” Tigar, an appointee of former President Obama, wrote in his decision last month.

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