Unusual Winningism: Wait … There ARE Laws?

Judge won’t block US asylum restrictions at southern border

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that the Trump administration can enforce its new restrictions on asylum for people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border while lawsuits challenging the policy play out.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly denied a request for a temporary restraining order, saying the immigrant advocate groups behind the suit did not show that their work would be irreparably harmed if the policy moved forward.

The groups sued on behalf of themselves as nonprofit groups that offer services to immigrants who would be unable to seek asylum under the new restrictions.

A separate hearing on a similar suit was scheduled later Wednesday in San Francisco. The judge in that case has already barred less restrictive policies on asylum from taking effect and could act to block the new asylum policy.

It was an unusual victory for the administration, even if a temporary one. Federal courts have repeatedly stopped the administration from enforcing many of its proposals cracking down on people crossing the border.

https://apnews.com/0c0bff5722304553b2eeadde789e903a

So, AntiAnchor Baby?

The couple brought Simone to London in April, armed with their U.S. passports, their marriage certificate and Simone's birth certificate. Once the embassy staff realized both parents were men, they started asking invasive questions about how Simone was conceived and who the biological parent was, Mize said. After three hours of questions and waiting, Mize said, the embassy staff said Simone was not eligible for citizenship.

Since she's the child of two men and not biologically related to both, the State Department treated her as if she was born "out of wedlock," the lawsuit says. And because Gregg, the biological parent, hadn't lived in the U.S. for five years prior to Simone's birth, the State Department determined she's not a U.S. citizen.

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gay-couple-sues-over-u-s-refusal-recognize-child-citizen-n1033551