January 08, 2021
A California federal judge blocked the Trump administration's massive asylum overhaul Friday, scolding the government for failing to offer new arguments to address what many other courts have already found in similar challenges: that acting U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf was likely improperly appointed.
December 22, 2020
Legal services providers petitioned a California federal court to strike down a rule they say "dismantles" the U.S. asylum system, saying the Trump administration skipped rulemaking procedure to "rush" the policy before a new administration takes the reins.