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D.C. Judge Denies DOJ Request to Delay Deadline in Asylum Ban Case

HeadlineDec 28, 2018

In more immigration news, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., Thursday denied a Trump administration request to delay deadlines in an asylum ban case involving six people who were barred from seeking asylum after entering the United States in between legal ports of entry. The Trump administration sought to delay the deadlines, citing the government shutdown, but Judge Randolph Moss said the deadlines would stand because the case affected the safety of the plaintiffs.

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