DC Circuit Blocks Trump’s Bid to Halt Border Asylum
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit blocked Trump’s 2025 order suspending asylum access at the U.S. border, ruling that the Immigration and Nationality Act requires the mandatory asylum process and cannot be overridden by a presidential proclamation or self-made procedures. The decision aligns with a lower court ruling and leaves the White House to pursue reconsideration or an appeal to the full court or the Supreme Court. The ACLU praised the ruling for protecting asylum seekers, while Judge Justin Walker filed a partial dissent noting limits on asylum denials, though agreeing the president cannot bypass mandatory protections.
