Overview

• The Department of Homeland Security directed Customs and Border Protection to stop carrying out deportations under the January proclamation and resume processing migrants under standard U.S. immigration law.
• A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit partially stayed enforcement, ruling the ban cannot override protections against torture and withholding of removal.
• Customs and Border Protection will implement expedited removal procedures, which include credible-fear interviews for migrants seeking asylum.
• Last month a federal judge blocked the proclamation for exceeding executive authority and the ACLU’s lawsuit contends the ban violated U.S. statutes and international treaty obligations.
• The Justice Department is evaluating an appeal to the Supreme Court to lift the stay and restore the full scope of the asylum restrictions.