U.S. judge upholds Trump rule banning most asylum cases at border: Washington Post
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A U.S. district judge in Washington on Wednesday declined to block a new rule designed to bar almost all immigrants from applying for asylum at the country’s southern border, handing a victory to U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, the Washington Post reported.