WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Trump administration policies that prevented immigrants who suffered gang violence or domestic abuse in their home countries from seeking asylum. Judge Jon Tigar ruled in favor of keeping the ban on hold pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging it. The ban conflicts with an immigration law that says immigrants can apply for asylum regardless of how they enter the U.S., Tigar said. The lawsuit says Grace was found not to have a credible fear of persecution. “This ruling is a defeat for the Trump administration’s all-out assault on the rights of asylum seekers.

Source: Huffington Post December 20, 2018 02:37 UTC