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D.C. Circuit Blocks Trump Asylum Ban, Cites Congressional Authority

4/25/2026

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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled President Donald Trump’s asylum ban exceeds congressional authority, blocking it.
Judges said only Congress may amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to alter asylum rules.
The ruling upholds District Judge Randolph Moss’s July 2025 decision that the president overstepped authority after a pause ended.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the judges liberal and said the actions fall within commander-in-chief powers.

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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled President Donald Trump’s asylum ban exceeds congressional authority, blocking it.
Judges said only Congress may amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to alter asylum rules.
The ruling upholds District Judge Randolph Moss’s July 2025 decision that the president overstepped authority after a pause ended.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the judges liberal and said the actions fall within commander-in-chief powers.