July 30, 2020
A California federal judge appeared likely to allow migrants who claim they were denied access to the asylum system to proceed as a class, telling the objecting government lawyer at a Thursday hearing that his concerns would ultimately be resolved at trial.
July 12, 2017
Asylum seekers and advocacy groups launched a proposed class action in California federal court Wednesday against U.S. Customs and Border Protection, identifying officials' allegedly widespread practice of refusing entry to individuals presenting themselves as asylum seekers at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border in violation of U.S. and international human rights law.