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J. Michelle Childs

J. Michelle Childs

Judge, US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit

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Congress did not intend to grant the Executive the expansive removal authority it asserts. — Majority opinion

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Trump's border asylum suspension faces escalating court challenges

Rule Changes

Authored majority opinion blocking the proclamation

For 45 years, the Refugee Act of 1980 has guaranteed that anyone reaching US soil—however they got there—can ask for asylum. On the first day of his second term, President Trump signed a proclamation declaring an 'invasion' at the southern border and suspending that right. A federal appeals court just ruled he cannot.

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