US EditionTrump administration hit with second lawsuit over restrictions on asylum access
- On June 11, 2025, a federal lawsuit named Al Otro Lado v. Trump was filed in San Diego challenging the shutdown of asylum access at U.S.-Mexico border ports of entry.
- The lawsuit follows a January 20, 2025, presidential proclamation and executive order by President Donald Trump that canceled CBP One appointments and made asylum access effectively impossible.
- The lawsuit challenges the administration's formal adoption of earlier measures, such as metering, which resulted in tens of thousands of asylum applicants being forced to wait in Mexico, a practice that conflicts with the asylum protections established by the 1980 Refugee Act.
- Immigration advocates contend the proclamation violates U.S. law as it demands medical and criminal histories unsuitable for asylum claims, with Democracy Forward's CEO stating the administration cannot erase rights with "a stroke of the pen."
- The lawsuit seeks to declare the proclamation unlawful, restore access to asylum processes at ports of entry, and reverse appointment cancellations that left vulnerable migrants stranded without recourse.
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MCALLEN, Texas: Immigration advocates filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday over the Trump administration’s use of a proclamation that effectively put an end to being able to seek asylum at ports of entry to the United States. The civil lawsuit was filed in a Southern California federal court by the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, the American Immigration Council,
San Diego lawsuit challenges shutdown of asylum processing at US-Mexico border crossings
SAN DIEGO — Two San Diego legal-service providers and 11 foreign nationals who wish to seek asylum in the United States filed a federal lawsuit this week in San Diego arguing the Trump administration has illegally shut down access to…
Trump Admin Hit With Second Lawsuit Over Alleged Restrictions on Asylum Access
Immigrant advocacy groups filed a class action civil lawsuit on June 11 over the Trump administration’s use of a proclamation they say effectively blocked access to asylum at U.S. ports of entry. The lawsuit was filed in a Southern California federal court by the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS), the American Immigration Council, Democracy Forward, and the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of asylum seekers they say are fleein…
San Diego lawsuit challenges shutdown of asylum processing at U.S.-Mexico border crossings
Two San Diego legal-service providers and 11 foreign nationals who wish to seek asylum in the United States filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in San Diego arguing the Trump administration has illegally shut down access to asylum at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border. The class-action claims largely revolve around President Donald Trump’s actions on Inauguration Day, when he canceled asylum screening appointments made through the governm…
Advocates File Lawsuit Over Trump Admin. Restrictions on Asylum Access
The Trump administration's use of a proclamation that effectively put an end to being able to seek asylum at ports of entry to the United States spurred the filing of a class action lawsuit by immigration advocates Wednesday.
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