Trump’s Asylum Seeker Restriction Blocked by Federal Judge
- Ruling is at odds with earlier decision by Washington judge
- New rule aims to prevent Central Americans from seeking asylum
Migrants cross the Rio Grande to get across the border into the United States, near El Paso, Texas on May 31.
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A California federal judge halted the Trump administration’s new asylum restriction that makes most migrants seeking to cross the southern border ineligible for sanctuary in the U.S. -- a setback for the president hours after another judge let the rule stand.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco is at odds with U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly in Washington, who earlier declined to suspend the rule. Kelly’s decision was cheered by the White House.