Trump Rules Denying Most Border Crossers Asylum Can Proceed (1)

A federal judge in Washington let stand for now Trump administration rules that would make most migrants seeking to cross the southern border ineligible for sanctuary in the U.S.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly declined to issue a temporary restraining order stopping the rules, which became effective July 16, as immigrant-rights groups had sought. His decision appeared on the docket without a written ruling providing further explanation.

A federal judge in California is weighing a similar challenge to the rules.

Under the revised rules, no one crossing the U.S.-Mexico border will be eligible for asylum if they failed to apply ...