Judges say Trump’s order for swift removal at the border ‘cast aside federal laws affording’ right to seek asylum. An appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s ban on asylum applications in the United States is unlawful, dealing a setback to the administration’s immigration crackdown. In a decision released on Friday, a three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, found that existing laws — namely the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) — give people the right to apply for asylum at the border. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 US soldier charged with using Polymarket to bet on Nicolas Maduro abduction list 2 of 3 US Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Jerome Powell list 3 of 3 Trump administration to prioritise seeking death penalty, use firing squads end of list Trump had issued the asylum ban in a proclamation on January 20, 2025, on the first day of his second term.…