Federal judge blocks Biden's controversial asylum policy in a major blow to administration
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN
A federal judge Tuesday blocked a new Biden administration rule that limited access to asylum, issuing a decision that will take effect in two weeks. The ruling from a federal judge in California is a major loss for the Biden administration, which imposed new restrictions on asylum-seekers, including that they must first seek the protections…
Immigrant advocacy groups challenged the administration’s decision to sharply limit who is allowed to apply for asylum in the United States.
A judge blocked a rule that allows immigration authorities to deny asylum seekers who don't first apply online or seek protection in another country.
The order from U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar of the Northern District of California takes away a key enforcement tool set in place by the Biden administration as coronavirus-based restrictions on asylum expired in May.