Judge strikes down Trump’s asylum ban : NPR

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July 3, 2025

A migrant seeking asylum holds up the CBP One app showing his appointment was canceled after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, Jan. 20, 2025, in Matamoros, Mexico. A federal judge Wednesday struck down Trump’s suspension of asylums at the southern border.

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration cannot deny entry to people crossing the southern border to apply for asylum. The court found that neither the constitution nor federal immigration law allow the president to make that decision.

The proclamation to deny entry to asylum seekers at the southern border was issued by President Trump on his first day in office.

Asylum has been part of U.S. law since 1980, allowing those who fear for their safety to seek refuge in the U.S. as long as they can show a credible fear of persecution in their home country. In the past, other U.S. presidents had attempted to make asylum seeking more difficult, but the scope of Trump’s order was unprecedented.

“This is a flat-out ban on all asylum,” Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project told NPR in January. “This is way beyond anything that even President Trump has tried in the past.”

Several immigrant rights advocacy groups filed a lawsuit to halt the policy in February, including the ACLU, the Texas Civil Rights Project, and the National Immigrant Justice Center. They argued that the proclamation endangered thousands of lives of those fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries.

In his 128-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss wrote that “The President cannot adopt an alternative immigration system, which supplants the statutes that Congress has enacted.”

Immigrant rights groups took issue with the president’s repeated characterization of the situation at the southern border as an “invasion.”

The ruling will take effect in two weeks, and the Trump administration is expected to appeal. In a post on X, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller blasted the decision: “a marxist judge has declared that all potential FUTURE illegal aliens on foreign soil (eg a large portion of planet earth) are part of a protected global ‘class’ entitled to admission into the United States.”

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Passengers at some U.S. airports no longer have to remove footwear, sources say

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July 8, 2025

Kiki Intarasuwan

Passengers at some airports across the U.S. no longer have to remove their shoes during regular preflight security checks, two sources familiar with the change confirmed to CBS News on Monday.

The change appears to be a phased approach, sources said, and the first airports where the no-shoes requirement is expiring include: Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Portland International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and Piedmont Triad International Airport in North Carolina.

However, CBS News correspondents at Los Angeles International Airport and New York City’s LaGuardia Airport reported Monday night that they and other passengers didn’t have to take off their shoes.

Travelers with TSA PreCheck already didn’t have to remove their footwear. In order to have PreCheck, travelers must submit an application and go through a clearance process with the TSA.

The change comes amid reports that the Transportation Security Administration has let the security rule expire for fliers going through the standard TSA screening lines.

In a statement to CBS News on Monday, TSA said the agency and the Department of Homeland Security “are always exploring new and innovative ways to enhance the passenger experience and our strong security posture.”

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Kris Van Cleave and

Kathryn Krupnik

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Kiki Intarasuwan is a news editor for CBS News & Stations.

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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from enforcing funding ban against Planned Parenthood

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July 7, 2025

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A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a provision of President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy law to defund Planned Parenthood’s health care services.

The order from US District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, blocks the provision’s enforcement for 14 days. The measure would bar Medicaid users from coverage with a health care provider that also provides abortion services.

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America – along with Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Association of Utah – sued the administration earlier Monday, arguing that the funding ban would have devastating consequences across the country.

While the legislation, which Trump signed on Friday, does not explicitly mention Planned Parenthood, the nationwide family planning and health care provider is in its crosshairs. The law prohibits federal funding for providers “primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care” that also provide abortion.

Planned Parenthood has warned that nearly 200 clinics nationwide – which also provide birth control, STI testing and treatment, and cancer screening – could close as a result of the bill’s one-year ban on funds.

Ninety percent of those clinics, Planned Parenthood says, are in states where abortion is legal.

“This case is about making sure that patients who use Medicaid as their insurance to get birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing and treatment can continue to do so at their local Planned Parenthood health center, and we will make that clear in court,” Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement.

The bill originally barred funds for ten years, before the Senate Parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, reduced the measure to one year.

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the two local networks celebrated Monday’s order, while warning in a statement of the consequences if the provision is ultimately allowed to take effect.

“Already, in states across the country, providers and health center staff have been forced to turn away patients who use Medicaid to get basic sexual and reproductive health care because President Trump and his backers in Congress passed a law to block them from going to Planned Parenthood,” the groups said. “There are no other providers who can fill the gap if the ‘defunding’ of Planned Parenthood is allowed to stand.”

CNN has reached out to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for comment.

Earlier Monday, anti-abortion advocates quickly railed against Planned Parenthood’s suit.

“Planned Parenthood’s desperation is showing as they run to the courts again to fix a crisis of their own making,” said Susan B. Anthony’s Pro-Life America director of legal affairs and policy counsel Katie Daniel.

Planned Parenthood is also battling the Trump administration in court over cuts to a federal teen pregnancy prevention program. Lawyers for five Planned Parenthood networks argued in a federal District of Columbia court this June that administration’s changes to the program, including limits on language around diversity and equity, were vague and could bar Planned Parenthood from providing longtime services.

This story and headline have been updated with additional developments.

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Denise Richards said she’d ‘never’ divorce Aaron Phypers months ago

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July 7, 2025

Whitney Vasquez

This didn’t age well.

Denise Richards vowed she’d “never” end her marriage to Aaron Phypers, just four months before his shock divorce filing.

The actress, 54, made the remark in a March episode of her reality series, “Denise Richards & Her Wild Things.”

“It’s not easy being married to me,” she confessed, with Phypers responding, “It is not, and she said it! But this is it. I’m done.”

“Yeah, I’m never getting divorced again. Even if we hate each other, I’m not gonna f–king get divorced,” chimed in Richards, referencing her divorce from Charlie Sheen. They married in 2002, and she filed for divorce while pregnant in 2005. It was finalized the following year.

“No, we’ll just have different homes or something,” Phypers added. “But we’re not gonna hate each other.”

All that changed on Monday, July 7, when the fitness guru, 52, filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason behind their breakup after six years of marriage.

In the documents obtained by The Post, Phypers listed the date of their separation as July 4.

He also asked to be awarded spousal support from Richards, claiming he’s made zero income since closing his business last year.

In his filing, Richards’ estranged husband alleged she makes over $250K per month on various projects like her TV shows, brand deals, appearances and her OnlyFans.

Phypers estimated his monthly expenditure is $105K, including $20K on clothing, $18K on rent, $15K on entertainment, $15K on eating out, among other expenses.

He doesn’t only want spousal support from his ex.

Phypers also asked the court for possession of his power tools, 2018 Indian Dark Horse motorcycle and his Shelby GT500 sports car.

Richards married the businessman on September 8, 2018.

The “Wild Things” actress has two older children — daughters Sami, 21, and Lola, 20 — whom she shares with Sheen.

The reality star also adopted her youngest daughter, Eloise, 14, in 2011, with Phypers legally adopting her 8 years later.

The Post caught up with Richards and Phypers at an event in May, and the duo gave no indication their marriage was about to end.

The former Bond girl even pitched her then-husband as the next possible 007, telling The Post exclusively that Phypers “would be an amazing Bond,” as casting for the leading man has not been announced.

Richards played Dr. Christmas Jones in the 1999 franchise flick “The World Is Not Enough” alongside Pierce Brosnan.

While the pair appeared happy, Richards’ oldest daughter recently revealed she’s “not even that close” with her stepdad.

In an April podcast episode of “Casual Chaos with Gia Giudice,” Sami disclosed the nature of her relationship with Phypers.

“We don’t ever hang out, we never talk,” she shared, but noted, “He makes her [Richards] happy.”

Richards wasn’t the only one married before their relationship.

Phypers wed “Desperate Housewives” star Nicollette Sheridan in 2015. Their marriage was short-lived as Sheridan filed for divorce in July 2016, just a few months after they tied the knot.

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