A judge says Chad Wolf is likely unlawfully serving as acting secretary of Homeland Security and blocks some new asylum restrictions
"In sum, the Court concludes that Plaintiffs are likely to demonstrate McAleenan's appointment was invalid under the agency's applicable order of succession, and so he lacked the authority to amend the order of succession to ensure Wolf's installation as Acting Secretary," Judge Paula Xinis' 69-page ruling said.
The second rule would eliminate the longstanding requirement that employment authorization applications be processed within 30 days, thus allowing such applications to sit untouched indefinitely," James' office said.Court documents state the new rules took effect in late August.Xinis found that DHS"completely sidestepped this critical impact of the new rules" and"never wrestled with the fundamental implications of deferring or denying advance work authorization.
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