Federal judge rules against Trump asylum restrictions

"The decision by Judge Kelly, who President Trump appointed to the bench in 2017, goes into effect immediately."

• The decision comes on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling last Thursday that the Trump administration violated federal law when it ended the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

The big picture: The third-country rule prevented immigrants from claiming asylum in the U.S. if they did not apply via a third country they passed through first on their way to the southern border. 

• Axios has contacted the Trump administration for comment.

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Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.