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US appeals court strikes down Trump asylum ban
A federal appeals court ruled that Trump's executive order suspending asylum at the US-Mexico border is illegal, finding that immigration law grants people the right to apply for asylum regardless of a presidential invasion declaration. The ruling is a significant judicial check on one of the administration's most aggressive immigration tools, though it remains unclear when asylum processing will actually resume. The Trump administration is expected to appeal.
