Criminal Justice & the Rule of Law

Appeals Court Affirms Two Injunctions Against Trump Administration Asylum Policies

Mikhaila Fogel
Friday, February 28, 2020, 3:02 PM

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On Feb. 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issues two rulings affirming nationwide injunctions against two Trump administration immigration policy. One ruling (Innovation Law Lab et al v. Chad Wolf et al) affirmed the injuction against the "Remain in Mexico" and the other (East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Trump et al) affirmed the injuction against the ban on seeking asylum at the Southern border between ports of entry. Both rulings are available below.

Innovation Law Lab et al v. Chad Wolf et al

East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Trump et al


Mikhaila Fogel was an associate editor at Lawfare and a research analyst at the Brookings Institution. She previously worked as a legislative correspondent for national security and foreign affairs issues in the Office of Sen. Susan Collins. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, where she majored in history and literature and minored in government and Arabic.

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