Trump administration processing freeze on asylum seekers violated law, judge rules

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 444

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Rhode Island Friday struck down several Trump administration policies that halted processing for asylum seekers following a shooting in Washington, D.C., that left one West Virginia National Guard member dead and another seriously injured.

In a searing opinion, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. said the Trump administration “threw the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States into indeterminate legal limbo” when it directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration …

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