Trump administration hit with second lawsuit over restrictions on asylum access

The Trump administration is facing a second lawsuit over the shutdown of asylum at ports of entry, a legal pathway created by Congress under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Immigration advocates filed a class action lawsuit against the federal government on Wednesday, alleging that Trump's proclamation issued on his first day in office is unlawfully shutting down asylum at ports of entry. The proclamation changed asylum policies after saying that the screening process at the border was leading to the “unauthorized entry of innumerable” people. Plaintiffs are asking a federal court to reopen access to asylum at ports of entry.