A district court judge had blocked the policy last week but put that ruling on hold for days for a possible appeal . The th Circuit on Thursday extended that pause and said it would expedite its consideration of the case . The controversial policy at the heart of the court battle largely restricts migrants who passed through another country from seeking asylum in the United States . The policy and a similar Trumpera policy have received criticisms from Biden allies Democrats and immigration advocates . The administration has rolled out a series of measures to try to stem the flow of migration and manage the situation along the USMexico border but is facing multiple lawsuits from Republican states as well as advocates posing a risk to Bidens border plans . The American Civil Liberties Union which brought the lawsuit alongside other immigrant rights groups praised the decision in a statement . The ACLU said they are confident that they will prevail when the court has a full opportunity to consider the claims . The decision is not about the legality of the ban and we are confident we will prevail said Katrina Eiland deputy director of the ACLUs Immigrants Rights Project. We are pleased the court placed the appeal on an expedited schedule so that it can be decided quickly because each day the Biden administration prolongs its efforts to preserve its illegal ban people fleeing grave danger are put in harms way. The ACLU is pleased the decision. The decision has been updated to clarify that it is not necessarily necessary. The stay ruling doesn’t say anything about the decision’s. s Priscilla Alvarez contributed to this report. The ruling. spriscillilla Alvarez said. The appeal. The court. s . spris. s priscillillai. s to clarify that the appeal. sr.m.
Appeals court allows Biden administration to keep controversial asylum policy in place for now . Biden administration
