Trump’s ‘blatantly illegal’ immigration rules end asylum protections

The ACLU has vowed to sue the administration over the ‘unlawful’ new rules, which raise the asylum eligibility barImmigrants seeking asylum are taken into custody by border patrol agents in McAllen, Texas. Photograph: John Moore/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has announced new immigration rules ending asylum protections for almost all migrants who arrive at the US-Mexico border, in violation of both US and international law.According to the new rules, any asylum seekers who pas