Trump closed the borders: from 10,000 immigrants day to zero. DC court says he must reopen them

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It strikes me that there’s a battle going on — a war, if that’s not too hysterical a term — between those who would fundamentally transform America into a country of “citizens” guided and controlled by a select, wiser few, and those accept what the founding fathers achieved and want to keep it. It came into this country with Wilson and his fellow “progressives”, with their claim that the Constitution is a “living document”, one that is in steady improvement with new ideas replacing old, and has been slowly winning as that other Progressive, John Dewey, transformed our educational system into an incubator and breeding hatchery for new kind of citizen — peasants and serfs — who gladly accept their new subservient role.

We’re seeing the battle fought on all fronts - the end-around the Electoral College is just one example; our judicial system is another.

Appeals Court: Trump's Suspension of Asylum System is Unlawful

As everyone knows, President Trump has effectively shut down the U.S. border. As you can see in this chart, the number of border encounters so far this year is lower than any single month during Joe Biden's tenure.

But the way that Trump did this was, partly, by putting an temporary stop to people gaming the U.S. asylum system. Under that system, anyone who presented themselves at the border could claim asylum and then, if they passed the initial interview, be allowed to move into the country to await an immigration court decision on their claim. Because of the massive backlog in the system, the court decision might take 5-7 years. By that point, most people would simply stay, regardless of what the immigration determined. And so long as they didn't commit a felony, ICE was unlikely to ever come looking for them.

But Trump's decision to shut down the asylum system has been tied up in court and today an appeals court ruled his ban on such claims was illegal.

One of President Trump’s key assertions of presidential power over the southern border was ruled unlawful by a federal appeals court on Friday.

In a 2-to-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld an earlier ruling by a district court judge that Mr. Trump had to adhere to requirements outlined in the Immigration and Nationality Act and could not categorically deny asylum claims from people crossing from Mexico into the United States.

Existing immigration law “does not allow the president to remove plaintiffs under summary removal procedures of his own making,” Judge J. Michelle Childs wrote for the majority. She rejected the administration’s view of the law, which would allow it to “unilaterally and heedlessly return individuals even to countries where they will most certainly face persecution.”

The judges are essentially ending an approach that Trump put in place on his first day of his 2nd term.

On Mr. Trump's first day back in office, he directed his administration to suspend the asylum process for millions of people seeking to come to the U.S. due to potential torture or persecution in their native countries.

In his executive order, Mr. Trump said that there was an "invasion" into the U.S. and as a result, he was "suspending the physical entry" of undocumented migrants into the country until he determined "that the invasion has concluded."

On the heels of that directive, the Department of Homeland Security issued guidance informing immigration authorities at the southern border that individuals who cross between ports of entry are "not permitted to apply for asylum." The department also declared that people subject to Mr. Trump's executive order could be summarily removed under one of two new processes, "direct repatriation" or "expedited removal," without being allowed to request asylum.

Under the guidance, asylum officers were told not to ask specific questions about whether a migrant has a credible fear of persecution or torture.

“Immigrants rights groups sued and the case has been making its way through the courts ever since. Naturally, the ACLU is pleased and promises this won't result in open borders even though that's de facto how this program has worked for years.”

Here’s what the replacement faction, a faction that includes the new, radicalized Democrat Party, is fighting to undo:

“EXTRAORDINARY”: President Trump Drives Illegal Border Crossings to a New Historic Low

July 2, 2025

Border Patrol encountered just 6,070 illegal immigrants at the southern border in June — another record-setting low (15% lower than the previous record set in March) that underscores the effectiveness of President Donald J. Trump’s robust border enforcement policies and aggressive deportation measures.

It’s a stark contrast to the Biden Administration, when approximately 10,000 unvetted migrants were illegally crossing the southern border every day at the peak of the invasion — most of whom were released into the country with little or no oversight.

Here’s what you need to know:

  • Nationwide illegal immigrant encounters over the month were the lowest on record.

  • For the second straight month, no illegal immigrants were released into the country’s interior.

  • On June 28, Border Patrol hit a single-day record low number of illegal immigrant encounters at the southern border (just 137).

  • The number of “gotaways” — illegal immigrants who escaped into the country undetected — was 90% lower compared to the same month last year.

  • This fiscal year is on track to see the fewest illegal immigrant encounters in five decades.