Judge Blocks Biden Administration's Asylum Restrictions, Dealing Blow to Policy

A federal judge in California has blocked the Biden administration's new rules for asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border, stating that they impose conditions on asylum-seekers that Congress did not intend. The rules, which took effect in May, make it harder for migrants to obtain asylum if they cross the border illegally after passing through Mexico or another country without seeking protection there first. The judge's decision was not unexpected, as he had previously blocked a similar policy during the Trump administration. The Biden administration has 14 days to appeal the ruling before it takes effect.