Court blocks Trump’s border asylum ban, paving way for Supreme Court clash

A divided U.S. appeals court in the D.C. Circuit rejected President Trump’s bid to bar migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum, saying the move conflicts with federal law and that Congress—not the president—must modify the asylum system. The decision upholds a prior ruling that the policy was unlawful and leaves open options for further appeals, setting up a likely Supreme Court showdown over the policy.