The American Civil Liberties Union and multiple immigrant advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging President Joe Biden’s eligibility crackdown on asylum-seeking migrants—the first of several legal challenges the president will likely receive following his executive action.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ... [+]
The lawsuit argues Biden’s restrictions violate legal protections provided to people seeking asylum in the U.S., noting that Congress has never allowed the president to “categorically ban asylum based on where a noncitizen enters the country.”
The ACLU lawsuit was filed jointly with the National Immigrant Justice Center, the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, among other groups.
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