‘A win for humanity’: Trump’s asylum ban at US-Mexico border ruled unlawful

President exceeded his authority and his proclamation of an ‘invasion’ at southern border is unlawful, court rules

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A federal court has ruled that Donald Trump’s proclamation of an “invasion” at the US-Mexico border is unlawful, saying that the president had exceeded his authority in suspending the right to apply for asylum at the southern border.