A federal judge on July 2 ruled against a Trump administration directive that blocked foreign nationals who cross the U.S.–Mexico border illegally from seeking asylum. The White House has touted historically low border crossings in recent weeks.
In an order issued on July 2, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss found that the Trump administration overstepped its authority and bypassed immigration law.
The president cannot “adopt an alternative immigration system, which supplants the statutes that Congress has enacted,” Moss wrote in the order.
Soon after taking office in January, Trump declared that an invasion exists along the U.S.–Mexico border and that individuals who are seeking to cross are “engaged in the invasion” along the border….
Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Barring Illegal Border-Crossers From Claiming Asylum
