ACLU Sues Biden Administration Over Border Asylum Restrictions

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The lawsuit alleges that the presidentโ€™s actions differ little from that of the Trump administration.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the Biden administration on June 12 after the president signed an executive order limiting the number of people applying for asylum at the southern border.

The advocacy group filed the lawsuit on behalf of two Texas-based organizations that work with immigrants, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and RAICES, arguing that President Joe Bidenโ€™s June 4 executive order differs little from similar action taken by the Trump administration that was blocked by the courts.

President Bidenโ€™s executive order blocks the entry of noncitizens over the southern border after an average of 2,500 people or more have already crossed daily for seven straight days. Due to the current high number of border crossings, roughly 4,000 daily, the restrictions became active after the order went into effect on June 5.

The restrictions stay in effect until two weeks after crossings drop below 1,500 per day through a seven-day average. The last time border crossings were that low was in July 2020.

The order marks President Bidenโ€™s most comprehensive move against illegal immigration since migrant crossings surged during his term. The lawsuit is also the first test for the crackdown, which followed months of deliberations at the White House.

โ€œBy enacting an asylum ban that is legally indistinguishable from the Trump ban we successfully blocked, we were left with no choice but to file this lawsuit,โ€ said ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt.

The suit argues that the order violates U.S. immigration laws and the Administrative Procedure Act, which determines the procedure agencies must follow when enacting certain policies.

It also alleges that the Biden administrationโ€™s push to have migrants cross at designated ports of entryโ€”and suspend asylum for those who donโ€™tโ€”violates federal immigration laws.

Byย Jacob Burg

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