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CAPITAL AREA IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS COALITION et al v. TRUMP et al
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December 21, 2020
Top Immigration Cases Of 2020: Year In Review
The federal courts considered a mountain of immigration litigation this past year, from the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling on protections for young unauthorized immigrants to a flurry of cases challenging immigration detention and visa restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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July 01, 2020
DC Judge Blocks Asylum Bar On Transiting Migrants
A D.C. federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's policy stripping asylum eligibility from migrants who cross through another country en route to the southern border.
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November 07, 2019
DC Judge Says Asylum Restrictions Spur '1st Shot' Elsewhere
The Trump administration isn't completely denying asylum to migrants who entered the U.S. at the southern border after traveling through another country, a D.C. federal judge said Thursday, it's only telling them they've "got to take a shot" at finding refuge in another country first.
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October 17, 2019
Feds Say Evidence Can't Be Used In Asylum Rule Challenge
The Trump administration told a D.C. federal court that it would be overstepping its judicial powers if it were to consider outside evidence in blocking new restrictions on Central American asylum-seekers.
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August 22, 2019
Rulings Warrant Block On Trump Asylum Policy, Groups Say
Advocacy groups took another shot at halting the Trump administration's policy to deny asylum to migrants who entered the U.S. at the southern border after traveling through a country besides their own, saying recent developments in the courts warrant reconsideration.
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July 24, 2019
DC Fed. Judge Won't Block Trump's Latest Asylum Rule
A D.C. federal judge Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to continue enforcing new restrictions on Central American asylum-seekers attempting to enter the U.S. through Mexico.
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July 22, 2019
Judge Grapples With Trump's Latest Asylum Rule
The federal judge hearing a case against the Trump administration's effort to impose new restrictions on asylum-seekers entering the U.S. appeared Monday to be weighing the government's legitimate interest in easing pressure on an overburdened immigration system against the lack of evidence that the targeted immigrants pose a safety risk.
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July 17, 2019
Trump's Asylum Restrictions Face 2nd Legal Challenge
The Trump administration was hit with a second lawsuit on Wednesday that challenges new restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border after they've crossed through a third country.