Federal judge blocks Trump’s plan to limit access to asylum at southern border

A federal judge has blocked President Trump’s effort to restrict asylum access, ruling that his proclamation lacks legal authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Constitution. The judge’s decision, which supports 13 asylum seekers and immigrants’ rights groups, emphasizes that the president cannot unilaterally alter immigration laws established by Congress.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: A federal judge has stopped President Trump’s new rules that made it harder for people to ask for help when they come to the U.S. because he said those rules are not allowed by law.

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