Judges Block Trump Asylum and Haitian TPS Moves

Federal judges have delivered significant setbacks to the Trump administration's immigration agenda by blocking both the categorical denial of asylum for migrants crossing the southern border and the early termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals. Judge Randolph Moss ruled that the president cannot unilaterally rewrite asylum laws or bypass Congress, temporarily halting the administration's border asylum ban and allowing migrants present in the U.S. to apply for asylum. Judge Brian Cogan separately ruled that the Department of Homeland Security exceeded its authority in seeking to end TPS for Haitians before the program's scheduled expiration. These rulings provide temporary relief for thousands of asylum seekers and TPS beneficiaries, highlighting the judiciary's check on executive immigration actions. Immigration advocates praised the decisions as victories for humanitarian protection and the rule of law, while Trump supporters criticized the judicial intervention. The administration was given two weeks to appeal the asylum ruling.