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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Santana and Katie Hawkinson

Judge blocks Trump’s asylum ban at southern border saying he exceeded authority

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s order suspending asylum access at the U.S.-Mexico border.

In a day-one executive order, Trump declared the situation at the southern border constitutes what he called an invasion of America. The president said he was “suspending the physical entry” of migrants and their ability to seek asylum until he decides it is over.

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