The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, challenges a ban issued by Trump after taking office on Jan. 20 that blocks all migrants "engaged in the invasion across the southern border" from claiming asylum or other humanitarian protections. Trump has taken an array of executive actions to deter illegal immigration and ramp up arrests and deportations of migrants in the U.S. illegally. The actions include sending additional U.S. military troops to the border and directing other federal agencies to assist immigration enforcement. Trump's ban on asylum at the border goes further than restrictions put in place by former President Joe Biden in June to discourage illegal crossings. Biden's restrictions were coupled with a legal entry program that allowed 1,450 migrants per day to schedule appointments at a legal border crossing to request asylum, an initiative that Trump ended hours after taking office.
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