Court Blocks Trump's Asylum Ban

0:00It's April 24th. Welcome to U.S. News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A federal appeals court just slammed the brakes on President Trump's executive order to block asylum claims at the southern border. On Friday, a three-Judts panel from the D.C., Circuit ruled that immigration laws straight up give people the right to apply for asylum right there, and the president can dodge that process. The court said the Immigration and Nationality Act demands specific steps for handling these cases, like checking anti-torture claims, and no. Proclamation lets the White House invent shortcuts to deny entry or remove folks. ACLU attorney Lee Galerrand hailed the decision as crucial for people running from danger, who got shut out of even basic hearings under this policy. The judges bring diverse backgrounds. J. Michelle Childs, picked by Biden, wrote the main opinion, while Cornelia Pillard came from Obama's era. Trump nominee Justin Walker, partly dissented, arguing the admin could broadly reject

1:02asylum-apps, but not to pour anyone to persecution, or skip, protections. Still, he sided with the majority on those court safeguards. This ruling keeps the border asylum door cracked open for now, forcing the fight over migration rules back into the courts where it belongs.