Appeals court rejects broad Trump administration bid to block asylum applications

Appeals court rejects broad Trump administration bid to block asylum applications

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected President Trump’s effort to ban migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum, stating it ignored laws enacted by Congress. “Congress enacted the asylum statute, with narrow exceptions specified by statute, to grant all foreign individuals ‘physically present’ in the United States a right to apply for asylum…

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