MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A district court in San Francisco has blocked a new proclamation signed by US President Donald Trump that bars migrants from applying for asylum if they enter the United States illegally, USA Today reported.
“The rule barring asylum for immigrants who enter the country outside a port of entry irreconcilably conflicts with the INA [Immigration and Nationality Act] and the expressed intent of Congress. Whatever the scope of the President’s authority, he may not rewrite the immigration laws to impose a condition that Congress has expressly forbidden,” Tigar said, as quoted by the media outlet.
The court’s decision has been made amid protests when about 500 people recently took to the streets against the migrant caravan of about 3,000 people in Tijuana, that frightened the residents of the city.
As a part of the efforts to prevent the caravan from entering the US, Trump has recently deployed thousands of American troops to the southern border.
