Court Blocks Trump's Asylum Ban

0:00It's April 25th. This is California News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. A federal appeals court just shut down President Trump's executive order that tried to block asylum claims at the southern border. On his inauguration day in 2025, Trump called the border an invasion and suspended migrants entry and their right to apply for asylum. But a three-judge panel said no way immigration law guarantees that process and the president can't override it with his own rules. The court ruled that the Immigration and Nationality Act doesn't give the executive branch power to skit mandatory hearings or deny anti-torture protections. They made it clear Congress didn't hand over that kind of broad removal authority. This stems from lawsuits by immigrant advocates who argued the order broke the law. White House folks are fired up, calling the judges political and vowing to appeal to the full court, or even the Supreme Court. The Secretary Caroline Levitt said it's all within Trump's commander-in-chief powers.

1:01Meanwhile, groups like the ACLU and American Immigration Council are celebrating, saying it protects folks fleeing danger from war or persecution. On the ground, not much changes right away since earlier pauses were already in place, but it's a big legal loss for Trump's migration crackdown. Migrants stuck in Mexico from places like Haiti and Venezuela see a glimmer of hope amid tough conditions and a strange shelter system there. As this heads the higher courts, it highlights the ongoing tug of war over border policy lawmakers, set the rules, not one signature, leaving everyone, waiting for the next move.