East Bay Sanctuary Covenant et al v. Biden et al

  1. October 06, 2023

    UN Refugee Agency Says Biden Asylum Limits Unlawful

    The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees told the Ninth Circuit that a Biden administration rule limiting asylum eligibility is at odds with the U.S.'s obligations toward refugees under international treaties.

  2. August 03, 2023

    Split 9th Circ. Pauses Block On Biden Admin's Asylum Limits

    A divided Ninth Circuit panel Thursday paused an order vacating a Biden administration rule restricting asylum entries, while the dissenting judge criticized his colleagues' previous decision to block a similar Trump administration rule, saying a stay is correct but isn't permitted by the "mess we've made of our immigration precedent."

  3. August 02, 2023

    Biden Admin Can't Extend Stay On Asylum Rule

    The California federal judge who vacated the Biden administration's rule restricting asylum entries to the United States, but who granted a 14-day stay on the rule, has rejected the federal government's bid to extend the stay while it appeals.

  4. July 27, 2023

    Immigrant Advocates Fight Further Stay Of Biden Asylum Rule

    Advocates for immigrant asylum seekers who won vacatur of a Biden administration rule restricting asylum entries to the United States urged a California federal judge not to extend a 14-day stay, challenging the U.S. government's claim that the border will become unmanageable without the rule.

  5. July 26, 2023

    Biden's Asylum Rule Loss Is Signal To Expand Legal Avenues

    The Biden administration's defeat in California federal court after trying to implement Trump-like asylum restrictions has critics saying the White House should embrace the loss and focus instead on continuing to expand legal pathways to enter the U.S.

  6. July 25, 2023

    Calif. Judge Vacates Biden's Limits On Asylum

    A California federal judge on Tuesday vacated as unlawful a Biden administration rule that presumes noncitizens who enter the U.S. between ports of entry or fail to seek protection in a third country are ineligible for asylum.

  7. July 19, 2023

    Calif. Judge Grills Feds Over Legality Of Asylum Restrictions

    A California federal judge threw a flurry of hypotheticals at a government attorney Wednesday to suss out whether a Biden administration rule limiting asylum at the southern border is akin to Trump-era asylum restrictions he previously struck down.

  8. July 13, 2023

    Top 4 Immigration Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2023

    In the coming months, federal courts could determine the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and issue decisions with major ramifications for President Joe Biden's efforts to reduce irregular migration.

  9. July 03, 2023

    Feds Distance New Asylum Policies From Trump Rules

    The Biden administration has refuted claims that recent asylum restrictions at the border were copying Trump-era policies already deemed illegal by the courts, in an effort to evade litigation seeking to bar the new policies. 

  10. June 08, 2023

    Asylum Officers, Ex-Judges Back Suit On Biden Asylum Rule

    The union representing asylum officers, along with several dozen former immigration judges, threw their support behind a suit from immigrant rights groups trying to strike down the Biden administration's new asylum rule, saying it undermines the U.S. asylum system.

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