Trump restricts asylum further but faces legal and financial limits
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has issued new rules to further restrict the asylum claims overwhelming the nation's immigration system, even as the White House prepares a request to seek more money from Congress for stiffer enforcement and faster processing of migrants.
The Homeland Security Department, which enforces immigration law and has an overall budget of about $50 billion, will run out of money before the fiscal year ends in September because of increased demands from a surge of migrants on the southern border, according to the acting secretary, Kevin McAleenan.
Despite Trump's efforts to crack down,
