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Posted Dec 21, 2018, 1:01 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's attempt to end-run a decision by a federal judge, and implement new rules barring asylum claims by anyone who entered the U.S. between border crossings.... Read more»
Posted Dec 19, 2018, 9:00 am
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
In a pair of decisions Wednesday, two different courts, one in San Francisco and one in Washington, D.C., ruled against the Trump administration's attempts to block people from seeking asylum in separate but important cases.... Read more»
Posted Dec 12, 2018, 3:08 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Trump administration officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to OK a ban on asylum claims by people who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without going through a crossing point.... Read more»
Posted Nov 20, 2018, 8:55 am
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
A federal judge blocked the Pres. Trump's plan to bar people who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without going through a port of entry from applying for asylum, saying the ban "irreconcilably conflicts" with federal law and the "expressed intent of Congress."... Read more»
Posted Nov 16, 2018, 1:46 pm
Vandana Ravikumar
/Cronkite News
Less than a day after Sen. Jeff Flake vowed to use whatever remaining leverage he has to push a bill protecting the Mueller investigation, he saw that leverage pulled away from him Thursday, at least for now.... Read more»
Posted Nov 9, 2018, 6:00 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Friday to block the Trump administration's plan to bar people who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border from applying for asylum, arguing that the White House is violating federal law. ... Read more»
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Posted Nov 8, 2018, 2:27 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Immigration officials plan to bar people who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border from applying for asylum, newly installed acting Attorney General Whitaker and Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen announced Thursday.... Read more»