Appeals Court Blocks Ruling by Obama-Appointed Judge After He Reimposed Injunction on Trump Policy

Illegal immigrant families turn themselves to U.S. Border Patrol to seek asylum following an illegal crossing of the Rio Grande in Hidalgo, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2019. Loren Elliott/Reuters

A federal appeals court blocked a ruling by a federal judge who had re-issued a nationwide injunction despite being advised not to do so unless he re-evaluated his original ruling.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said in an administrative order that a Sept. 9 ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Jon Tigar that Tigar’s ruling was too broad, striking down the injunction.