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Pedro Camacho

Border Agents Ordered to Halt Deportations After Court Ruling Which Limits Trump's Asylum Ban: Report

Asylum seeker at the border (Credit: Creative Commons)

U.S. border officials have been ordered to stop deporting migrants under President Donald Trump's ban on asylum claims, following a federal court ruling that found the measure cannot be used to completely suspend legal protections for asylum seekers.

Two Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials told CBS News that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have been directed to halt deportations under Trump's proclamation and to process migrants according to established U.S. immigration laws.

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