DEVELOPING: Federal Appeals Court Sides with Trump Administration on Asylum Rule Change

Originally published at: DEVELOPING: Federal Appeals Court Sides with Trump Administration on Asylum Rule Change | Sean Hannity

A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration in its efforts to revamp the country’s rules regarding asylum applications; effectively blocking -possibly temporarily- a nationwide injunction.

“Last month a California federal judge blocked the rule that would require migrants to first apply in one of the countries they cross on their way to the U.S. – with certain exceptions. The rule is tailored to target Central Americans from the Northern Triangle of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras who would travel across multiple countries, including Mexico, before claiming asylum in the U.S.,” reports Fox News.

“But the San Francisco federal appeals court for the 9th Circuit on Friday ruled that the injunction imposed by the California federal judge can only apply in states within the court’s jurisdiction in the western U.S. The ruling says that the court failed to discuss why a nationwide injunction was necessary to remedy the harm alleged by those immigration advocacy groups named in the lawsuit,” adds Fox.

“The district court clearly erred by failing to consider whether nationwide relief is necessary to remedy Plaintiffs’ alleged harms,” the ruling says. “And, based on the limited record before us, we do not believe a nationwide injunction is justified.”

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