Immigration
Jul. 20, 2023
ACLU and DOJ argue over legality of Biden asylum rule
President Joe Biden’s rule — which the plaintiffs want the judge to declare unlawful — prohibits asylum for people who traveled through another country en route to the United States without applying for asylum there, except for those who can obtain an appointment through the CBP One app.
The American Civil Liberties Union and immigration groups squared off against the government Wednesday over the legality of President Joe Biden’s new rule on non-Mexican asylum-seekers, adopted right before Title 42 restrictions expired in May.
The parties gave oral arguments in Oakland before U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar, who had blocked two similar rules issued by President Donald Trump. They restricted asylum-seekers from eligibilit...
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