"Biden Administration Stands Firm on Asylum Restrictions, Urges Court to Uphold"

The Biden administration is urging a U.S. appeals court to uphold a rule imposing new restrictions on asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. The rule, which was challenged by immigrant advocacy groups represented by the ACLU, presumes that most migrants are ineligible for asylum if they passed through other nations without seeking protection there first or if they crossed the border illegally. The administration argues that the rule is valid because it includes exceptions to rebut the presumption of ineligibility. The judges did not indicate their leanings during the hearing.