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  1. September 15, 2025

    Trump Admin. Defends Biden-Era Rule Limiting Asylum

    The U.S. Department of Justice has taken up the mantle of a Biden-era regulation that curtailed the availability of asylum at the southern border, telling a D.C. federal judge that the policy was well within the executive branch's authority.

  2. December 09, 2024

    Asylum Limits Suit May Remain On Ice Past Inauguration

    The Biden administration and attorneys for a group of asylum-seekers challenging a rule restricting asylum on the southern border told a D.C. federal judge that settlement talks are ongoing but may not conclude before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.

  3. August 21, 2024

    Asylum Limits Litigation Remains In Settlement Talks

    A pair of cases in the Ninth Circuit and D.C. federal court in which asylum-seekers are challenging a Biden administration rule limiting asylum at the southern border are still in the settlement-discussion stage. 

  4. April 08, 2024

    DC Judge Urged To Let GOP States Try To Save Asylum Limits

    A coalition of 20 Republican state attorneys general is urging a D.C. federal judge to allow five additional states to intervene in a lawsuit to defend the Biden administration's rule limiting asylum amid settlement talks to resolve the litigation.

  5. March 22, 2024

    GOP States Can't Step Into Asylum Limits Suit, DC Judge Told

    The Biden administration and a group of asylum-seekers say Republican-led states can't intervene in their attempts to settle a lawsuit challenging asylum limits, with both parties saying the states had admitted that the administration adequately represented their interests.

  6. March 07, 2024

    GOP States Seek To Save Biden's Asylum Limits Rule

    Several Republican attorneys general said Thursday their states should get the opportunity to intervene in the Biden administration's attempt to settle a lawsuit over a rule limiting asylum, saying the rule actually helps states deal with unlawful immigration.

  7. February 07, 2024

    Asylum Limits Suit Paused For Possible Settlement

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday temporarily paused a suit by asylum seekers challenging a Biden administration rule limiting asylum at the southern border after the parties said they are exploring a settlement.

  8. September 29, 2023

    Migrants Say Expedited Removals Defy Asylum Safeguards

    Asylum seekers turned away at the southern border under a Biden administration rule told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that ensuing changes to the expedited removal process flout congressional intent and should be found unlawful.

  9. 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.

  10. June 26, 2023

    Biden Admin. Sued Over Asylum Limits, Procedure Changes

    A group of asylum seekers sued the Biden administration to challenge a new rule that they claim alters the asylum screening interview process and wrongfully sends many hopeful asylees back to the dangerous conditions they've been hoping to escape.