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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elliot Spagat

Judge orders halt to Trump-era asylum restrictions at border

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the beginning of COVID-19.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled in Washington that enforcement must end immediately for families and single adults, saying it violates federal rule-making procedures.

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