Representatives for DHS and DOJ declined to comment on the pending litigation.
Legal Battle Looms Over Asylum Rights
The case, brought by RAICES, the Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, and the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, could set a major precedent for immigration policy. If successful, it could reinstate asylum protections for thousands of migrants who were turned away under Trump’s executive order.
As the legal fight unfolds, the lawsuit underscores a larger battle over presidential powers, congressional immigration laws, and the fate of asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
