Two federal judges appointed by Democratic presidents struck down President Donald Trump’s border restrictions on asylum seekers in a split decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, setting up a likely showdown before the Supreme Court over the scope of executive power at the southern border.
The majority opinion, written by Judge J. Michelle Childs, a Joe Biden nominee, and joined by Judge Nina Pillard, an Obama appointee, concluded that the administration overstepped its authority. The lone dissenter, Trump-nominated Judge Justin Walker, argued the lower court lacked jurisdiction and that the president holds broad discretion to deny asylum claims categorically.
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