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  1. April 18, 2024

    Feds Say Texas' Asylum Fight Must Go After La. Suit Got Axed

    The Biden administration told a Texas federal judge Wednesday that the Lone Star state's lawsuit challenging a Biden administration rule broadening immigration officers' power to expedite asylum applications must be tossed in light of a recent decision in Louisiana throwing out nearly identical claims lodged by 19 Republican-led states.

  2. April 17, 2024

    Lack Of Standing Sinks GOP States' Asylum Policy Challenge

    A Louisiana federal judge dismissed Republican-led states' lawsuit attacking a Biden administration rule that facilitates the quick adjudication of asylum applications at the border, saying the states failed to link an alleged increase in asylees to increased public benefit costs.

  3. January 30, 2024

    GOP States Say Feds Can Be Sued For Asylum Policy's Costs

    A coalition of Republican-led states told a Louisiana federal judge they have standing to challenge a Biden administration rule allowing asylum officers to more quickly grant or deny asylum, saying the rule will encourage migration and strain their public funds.

  4. May 25, 2023

    La. Judge Tells DHS, States To Release Asylum Case Info

    A Louisiana federal judge has ordered U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials to release information on migrants seeking asylum who were released from detention facilities in Florida or Louisiana, and required a coalition of Republican-led states to provide documents on their claims in a lawsuit challenging a Biden administration asylum policy.

  5. May 01, 2023

    Feds Warn Against Releasing Names In Asylum Rule Suit

    The Biden administration urged a Louisiana federal judge to reject a request by a coalition of Republican-led states for the identities of asylum-seekers, saying such disclosures could put people in danger and are not necessary for the states' claims.

  6. April 26, 2023

    Feds Say Louisiana Still Withholding Asylum Suit Evidence

    The Biden administration suggested the state of Louisiana is bluffing that it is financially harmed by asylum officers' authority to decide asylum cases, asking a Louisiana federal judge to order state officials to hand over information that proves it.

  7. April 03, 2023

    Louisiana Fights Bid To Nix Docs Request In Asylum Suit

    The state of Louisiana asked a federal judge to compel three immigration advocacy groups and a law firm to turn over documents regarding the presence of asylum-seekers within its border, rejecting the groups' claims that state subpoenas seeking the information are overbroad or impose an undue burden on the organizations.

  8. March 21, 2023

    La. Advocates Say State Bid For Asylum Info Tramples Rights

    Three immigration advocacy groups urged a Louisiana federal judge to deny the state's subpoena request for information on the presence of asylum-seekers within the state's borders, arguing the "overbroad" subpoenas seek protected information and violate the First Amendment.

  9. June 07, 2022

    Only High Court Can Prevent Biden's Asylum Rule, Feds Say

    The Biden administration told a Louisiana federal judge that only the U.S. Supreme Court could determine whether the administration should be prevented from vesting asylum officers with more power over asylum requests, as requested by some states.

  10. May 19, 2022

    La. Judge Won't Transfer Challenge To Biden Asylum Rule

    A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday denied the federal government's bid to transfer a lawsuit brought by a handful of states challenging President Joe Biden's policy vesting asylum officers with greater power over asylum.