Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The Justice Department Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a federal judge's injunction on its sweeping asylum rule that would make it more difficult for immigrants from South America to claim asylum in the country.
The Trump administration had won a partial victory with a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision allowing the new rule to take effect in states that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California did not cover -- New Mexico and Texas.