United States, judge blocks pres. Trump's ban on asylum at the country's Southern border

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A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border, ruling that the executive order exceeded presidential authority. teleSUR

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00:00In the United States, a federal judge today blocked an order by President Donald Trump

00:04to bind asylum at the country's southern border after concluding that it contravenes immigration

00:09laws to protect those seeking refuge in the U.S.

00:14U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss asserted in a 128-page document that President Trump

00:19exceeded his authority by violating immigration and nationality law, which establishes strict

00:24guidelines on who qualifies for asylum.

00:26Moss stated that neither the immigration law nor the Constitution grants the President

00:30an extra-regulatory regime to repatriate or remove individuals from the United States

00:35without an opportunity to apply for asylum.

00:38This legal battle began in early February, shortly after Donald Trump's inauguration.

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