Court ruling upholds Trump asylum restrictions for migrants in some states

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Court ruling upholds Trump asylum restrictions for migrants in some states
Washington Examiner, Aug 16, 2019

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that an injunction on President Trump's new asylum rules could only be upheld within the circuit, which includes the border states of California and Arizona.

The federal court's decision means that Texas and New Mexico will uphold Trump's strict asylum rules that forbid migrants who have traveled through more than two countries from applying for asylum. The rules state that migrants from Central American countries who pass through other countries must be denied refugee status in those nations before being eligible to apply in the United States.

The decision on Friday upholds a July 24 decision by a Northern District of California judge to block Trump's rules but only within the 9th Circuit. The July injunction was ruled on just hours after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled to uphold the asylum restrictions. The 9th Circuit's Friday ruling cited that the trial judge who blocked the rules nationwide did not have the right to do so.


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The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 August 16, 2019

 Statement from the Press Secretary

Although we strongly disagree with the Ninth Circuit’s decision to leave in place the district court’s unjustified injunction of the Government’s lawful action to curb asylum abuse, we are glad the Ninth Circuit recognized that the nationwide application of the injunction was improper. While the injunction remains overbroad – even as modified by the Ninth Circuit’s decision – we will now be able to apply the rule at issue to curb asylum abuse outside of the Ninth Circuit. We look forward to having the injunction lifted in its entirety on appeal so that we can protect legitimate asylum seekers, preserve resources for addressing their claims, and prevent illegal migrants who bypass regional asylum opportunities from overwhelming our asylum system. ###