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  1. April 10, 2025

    9th Circ. Remands Challenge To Biden-Era Asylum Limits

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday remanded a district court's 2023 vacatur of a Biden-era rule placing limits on asylum so that the lower court can address legal developments, but one circuit judge asserted that the remand was the latest move in an "ongoing game of Supreme Court keep-away."

  2. 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. 

  3. August 14, 2024

    Top Immigration Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2024

    The remainder of this year could see courts render decisions on President Joe Biden’s efforts to curb unlawful immigration, the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and fresh challenges to immigration-related regulations. Here, Law360 looks at cases that could rock the immigration sphere in the latter half of the year.

  4. May 22, 2024

    9th Circ. Denies States' Bid To Weigh In On Asylum Limits

    A split Ninth Circuit on Wednesday denied several states' motion to intervene in the Biden administration's bid to settle a lawsuit challenging a rule limiting asylum, saying the states lack interests warranting their involvement in settlement negotiations.

  5. February 21, 2024

    9th Circ. Judge Slams DOJ 'About-Face' In Asylum Rule Case

    A split Ninth Circuit panel agreed Wednesday to pause the Biden administration's appeal of a lower court order vacating a rule limiting asylum, as a dissenting judge excoriated the government for trying to settle the case after forcefully defending the rule.

  6. 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.

  7. November 07, 2023

    9th Circ. Doubts Exceptions Can Save Biden Asylum Limits

    A Ninth Circuit panel called into question Tuesday whether exceptions to asylum limits under a Biden administration rule vacated in July are meaningful enough for the appeals court to revive it, with one judge suggesting that precedent might spell its doom.

  8. October 12, 2023

    Mexican NGOs Tell 9th Circ. That Asylum Curbs Ignore Reality

    Two Mexican refugee organizations blasted a Biden administration policy limiting asylum for individuals who don't first seek asylum in countries they pass while coming to the U.S., saying the rule ignores the dangerous realities of navigating Mexico's asylum system.

  9. 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.

  10. 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."

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