Supreme Court blocks Trump's policy to bar asylum claims by illegal immigrants
by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
Dec 22, 2018
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - A closely divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected President Donald Trump's plan to immediately bar asylum claims by immigrants who cross the border illegally.
By a 5-4 vote, but without additional comment, the court said it had denied the president's request to set aside the rulings of a federal judge in San Francisco. The judge had blocked Trump's order on asylum from taking effect, prompting the president to denounce him as an "Obama
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