Immigration advocacy groups are suing the Trump administration, saying they are illegally shutting down asylum access at the southern border and putting people fleeing war and persecution in harm’s way.

The Trump administration has claimed there is an “invasion” on the U.S.-Mexico border to justify summarily expelling migrants without giving them a chance to apply for asylum.

A coalition of immigrant advocates, including the American Civil Liberties Union, sued the Trump administration in federal court in Washington on Monday, arguing that President Trump’s order shutting the United States’ southern border to asylum seekers was unlawful.

The Trump administration was sued Monday for its effort to end asylum protections at the border with a Day 1 executive order. The suit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of nonprofits that provide legal services to asylum-seekers,

His order, along with his decision to shut down a mobile app used by asylum seekers to schedule an appointment, pretty much ends all avenues for asylum claims. The lawsuit, presented in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,

By Ted Hesson and Jack Queen WASHINGTON -A leading U.S. civil rights group accused President Donald Trump on Monday of violating U.S. laws and international treaties with his sweeping ban on asylum at the U.

Immigration advocacy groups on Monday sued the Trump administration over its ban on asylum access at the southern border, saying the sweeping