Immigrant rights groups are putting pressure on President Biden to return to normal asylum polices after a federal judge struck down a pandemic-era immigration policy that allowed U.S. border agents to expel asylum seekers back to Mexico. | nachoaguilar
by President Joe Biden despite opposition by Democrats and several immigrant rights organizations — and the White House’s attempts to dismantle other Trump-era policies.
Early Wednesday, the judge temporarily put his order on hold after the Department of Homeland Security requested time to “for an orderly transition to new policies at the border.” The stay of the order is in place for five weeks. Advocates are also monitoring whether the decision will swell the population in immigration detention.
It's still unclear what the Biden administration plans to do to ease back into pre-pandemic policies. But the Department of Homeland Security said they’ll continue working with foreign governments to curb the spread of unauthorized crossings.
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