Trump Sued Over Executive Order Targeting Asylum Protections

President Donald Trump is violating federal law and the US Constitution by targeting US-based asylum seekers with deportation, immigrant rights groups said in a federal lawsuit filed Monday.

The advocates say Trump’s “Guaranteeing The States Protection Against Invasion” executive order unlawfully strips the federal laws of their protections for asylum seekers, according to their complaint in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. They said the president’s move violates multiple federal laws, such as the Immigration and Nationality Act, Administrative Procedures Act, and Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act, and the US Constitution’s separation of powers.

“The Proclamation ...