A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against one of President Donald Trump’s first-day-in-office actions aimed at stemming the amount of immigrants claiming asylum at the southern border.
In a 2–1 decision, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Trump administration overstepped its authority and bypassed procedures of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
The president’s executive order, called “Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion,” and guidance along with it are “unlawful to the extent that they circumvent the INA’s removal procedures and cast aside federal laws affording individuals the right to apply and be considered for asylum or withholding of removal protections,” Circuit Court Judge Julianna Childs wrote….