Federal judge strikes down Trump order suspending asylum access at U.S.-Mexico border

By Tovia Smith

Published July 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM EDT

The Trump administration says it plans to appeal a federal court ruling blocking the president's attempt to stop asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying Trump had overstepped his authority.

Tovia Smith

Tovia Smith is an award-winning NPR National Correspondent based in Boston, who's spent more than three decades covering news around New England and beyond.

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