A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration on Friday in the legal battle over its efforts to limit asylum claims from Central America – blocking, for now, a nationwide injunction that blocked the implementation of the rule.
Last month a California federal judge blocked the rule that would require migrants to first apply in one of the countries they cross on their way to the U.S. – with certain exceptions. The rule is tailored to target Central Americans from the Northern Triangle of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras who would travel across multiple countries, including Mexico, before claiming asylum in the U.S.
But the San Francisco federal appeals court for the 9th Circuit on Friday ruled that the injunction imposed by the California federal judge can only apply in states within the court’s jurisdiction in the western U.S. The ruling says that the court failed to discuss why a nationwide injunction was necessary to remedy the harm alleged by those immigration advocacy groups named in the lawsuit.
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There are 23 VACANT 9th Circuit District Court Judgeships and two 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeships that can be filled. Let’s encourage the Republican Senate and President Trump to get ALL of them filled ASAP.
Lindsey Graham should get rid of the BLUE SLIP VETO that allows a single DemocRAT Senator to stop any of Trump’s District Court nominees they want to stop. GET BUSY, LINDSEY.
Last month a California federal judge blocked the rule that would require migrants to first apply in one of the countries they cross on their way to the U.S. – with certain exceptions. The rule is tailored to target Central Americans from the Northern Triangle of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras who would travel across multiple countries, including Mexico, before claiming asylum in the U.S.
But the San Francisco federal appeals court for the 9th Circuit on Friday ruled that the injunction imposed by the California federal judge can only apply in states within the court’s jurisdiction in the western U.S. The ruling says that the court failed to discuss why a nationwide injunction was necessary to remedy the harm alleged by those immigration advocacy groups named in the lawsuit.
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There are 23 VACANT 9th Circuit District Court Judgeships and two 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeships that can be filled. Let’s encourage the Republican Senate and President Trump to get ALL of them filled ASAP.
Lindsey Graham should get rid of the BLUE SLIP VETO that allows a single DemocRAT Senator to stop any of Trump’s District Court nominees they want to stop. GET BUSY, LINDSEY.
