Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending work permits for asylum seekers
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from stripping tens of thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of their ability to work in the United States. U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton in Boston sided with a coalition of immigrant rights groups and labor unions that sued to block U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from moving forward with a series of policies designed to implement new immigration-related restrictions enacted by Congress last year.
The order will be in place until Judge Gorton decides whether to issue a longer-term pause of the Trump administration's policy, with a decision expected by August 5. The lawsuit, filed by organizations represented by the legal group Democracy Forward, challenged recent policy changes, including a new policy allowing the agency to reject pending asylum applications and revoke work permits if applicants don’t pay a newly created annual asylum fee.
In a separate case, a federal appeals court rejected former President Joe Biden's bid to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of interviews he gave to a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president. The court found there is a "substantial" public interest in disclosing the material Biden wants to keep under wraps.
Meanwhile, the Republican-led Senate confirmed Kara Westercamp, a White House lawyer nominated by President Donald Trump, to serve on the U.S. Court of International Trade. The confirmation came despite controversy over Westercamp's past social media posts attacking various senators, including Republicans.
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