Appeals panel strikes down Trump’s ban on asylum seekers at southern border

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 24, 2026

Words: 417

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that disallowed immigrants claiming asylum at the southern border.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found that immigration law allows those fleeing persecution to apply for asylum.

“Congress did not intend to grant the Executive the expansive removal authority it asserts,” Judge J. Michelle Childs wrote, adding that they upheld a lower court's …

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