Immigrant Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Asylum Shutdown at Border

A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups has sued the Trump administration over a presidential proclamation that temporarily suspends the entry of unverified immigrants across the U.S. southern border until a time when the president determines that “the ongoing invasion” has concluded. The entry ban has restricted access for asylum seekers from gaining access to American soil while they wait for their applications for refuge to be processed. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3 by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of three immigrant advocacy groups in Arizona and Texas. It challenges the Jan. 20 emergency proclamation signed by President Donald Trump that blocks potential refugees from physically claiming asylum or other protections in the United States until the federal government reclaims “operational control of the border.”...