The Trump administration's executive order restricting asylum seekers at the southern border was blocked by a federal appeals court.

Appeals panel strikes down Trump’s ban on asylum seekers at southern border https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/27/repub/appeals-panel-strikes-down-trumps-ban-on-asylum-seekers-at-southern-border/ #columbus #ohio WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that disallowed immigrants claiming asylum at the southern border. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found that immigration law allows

Appeals court says Trump administration must open borders to asylum-seekers https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/29/repub/appeals-court-says-trump-administration-must-open-borders-to-asylum-seekers/ #columbus #ohio An appeals court on Friday struck down the Trump administration’s closing of United States borders to asylum-seekers.  An executive order by President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day last year, and later guidance to turn asylum-seekers around without a court hearing,