LOS ANGELES — A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration in federal court, challenging a new rule intended to severely restrict the ability of people fleeing persecution to apply for asylum in the United States.
The groups filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California in San Francisco, seeking an injunction to block the policy less than 36 hours after the government announced it on Monday.
Trump administration officials had announced that they would deny protection to migrants who fail to apply for asylum in at least one country they pass through on their way north, preventing virtually all Central Americans who claim asylum from entering the United States.
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