Judge Bars Trump Administration From Enforcing Asylum Ban On Refugees Flooding U.S. Border

A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from turning away refugees who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, saying all should be allowed to apply for asylum, regardless of how they entered America.

U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled in favor of legal groups that filed lawsuits after President Donald Trump issued an executive order on November 9 that deemed any illegal border crossers ineligible for asylum if they crossed anywhere other than official ports of entry.