10 things you need to know today: July 3, 2018

A judge blocks the blanket detention of asylum seekers, Trump starts interviewing potential Supreme Court picks, and more

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1. Judge blocks blanket detention of asylum seekers

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration's blanket detention of asylum seekers. Judge James Boasberg of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia found that the Department of Homeland Security was ignoring its own directive to release people who had shown they have a "credible fear" of persecution in their home country and give them humanitarian parole while their asylum applications are considered. Under the Obama administration, ICE granted parole to more than 90 percent of asylum applicants, but under the Trump administration, that figure has fallen to nearly zero. "To mandate that ICE provide these baseline procedures to those entering our country — individuals who have often fled violence and persecution to seek safety on our shores — is no great judicial leap," Boasberg said.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.