Trump's executive order sought to dismantle asylum at the Southern border, lawyers say it has been illegally extended to those inside the country.

Immigration advocacy groups are suing the Trump administration, saying they are illegally shutting down asylum access at the southern border and putting people fleeing war and persecution in harm’s way.

A leading U.S. civil rights group accused President Donald Trump on Monday of violating U.S. laws and international treaties with his sweeping ban on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging President Trump's move to close down the American asylum system.

The Trump administration has claimed there is an “invasion” on the U.S.-Mexico border to justify summarily expelling migrants without giving them a chance to apply for asylum.

The lawsuit, presented in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges Trump's effort to unilaterally ban access to asylum is "unlawful as it is unprecedented" because it overrides Congress' authority. The suit is joined by three immigrant rights groups.

Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration today over the president’s recent proclamation aimed at

The Trump administration was sued Monday for its effort to end asylum protections at the border with a Day One executive order. The suit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of

El Paso's Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and other migrant advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against President Trump's orders to stop asylum.