A district court should block federal agencies from imposing new fees on asylum applicants with pending claims, according to a new lawsuit from an immigrant advocacy group.
The complaint stems from a Republican-passed tax break and spending bill signed by President Donald Trump in July that created a $100 asylum fee as well as a $100 fee for each year a claim is pending. The law also added steep fees for work permit applications and renewals of employment authorization.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which is …