July 25, 2023

A United States judge has ruled that a key tenet of President Joe Biden’s border policy is in violation of the country’s asylum law, in a decision hailed by rights groups as a “victory”.

In a ruling on Tuesday, US District Judge Jon Tigar blocked a restriction put in place by the Biden administration in May that effectively bars most asylum seekers from being able to apply for protection at the US border with Mexico.

However, the ruling will have little immediate effect at the border because Tigar stayed his decision for two weeks to give the administration time to appeal to a higher court.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/25/us-judge-blocks-bidens-asylum-ban-at-mexico-border