Appeals court rules Trump asylum ban at southern border is illegal

Published April 24, 2026 4:11pm ET | Updated April 24, 2026 4:11pm ET



An appeals court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump’s Day One executive order restricting asylum access at the southern border is illegal.

A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit determined that immigrants have the right to request asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border under federal law and that the Immigration and Nationality Act can’t be invoked to suspend that right.

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