A federal judge in the United States has blocked the anti-immigration policy of President Donald Trump aimed at deporting asylum seekers.
Earlier this month, Trump signed an immigration order to clamp down on asylum seekers who illegally cross the southern border into the United States.
US District Judge Jon Tigar said on Monday that the president “may not rewrite the immigration laws to impose a condition that
Congress has expressly forbidden,” media reported citing “multiple source”.
He said Trump’s anti-immigration policy likely violated federal law on asylum eligibility.
The judge issued a temporary nationwide restraining order barring enforcement of the policy after hearing arguments in the case, according to the reports.
The Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security had earlier published a joint rule prohibiting certain people caught crossing the US southern border from Mexico between ports of entry from claiming…