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Immigration,
Government

Nov. 21, 2018

Judge’s immigration ruling against Trump sets up major legal battle

A San Francisco federal judge’s decision to halt a Trump administration policy limiting asylum applications could portend a legal battle on presidential powers over immigration, some of which were affirmed during the travel ban case at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Judge’s immigration ruling against Trump sets up major legal battle
U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar

A San Francisco federal judge's decision to halt a Trump administration policy limiting asylum applications could portend a legal battle on presidential powers over immigration, some of which were affirmed during the travel ban case at the U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar said in a decision after a hearing Monday that federal immigration law clearly...

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