Judge reinstates nationwide halt on Trump asylum policy plan
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Source: Associated Press
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEPTEMBER 09, 2019 02:33 PM, UPDATED 1 HOUR 3 MINUTES AGO
OAKLAND, CALIF.
A U.S. judge in California on Monday reinstated a nationwide halt on the Trump administration's plan to prevent most migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled in Oakland that an injunction blocking the administration's policy from taking effect should apply nationwide.
Tigar blocked the policy in July after a lawsuit by groups that help asylum seekers. But the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals limited the impact of Tigar's injunction to states within the area overseen by the appeals court.
That meant the policy was blocked in the border states of California and Arizona but not in New Mexico and Texas.
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