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Immigration

Oct. 3, 2024

San Diego judge lets most claims against Biden asylum app proceed

With the political environment growing chillier for asylum seekers and illegal immigration during the presidential campaign and possibly afterward, attorneys for people who cross the border without permission are gearing up for court fights that have in some cases been postponed.

A federal judge in San Diego has allowed most claims in a lawsuit to proceed against the Biden administration's policy of turning back asylum seekers who approach ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border without first making an appointment on a phone app.

The decision, filed Monday night, is one of several challenges by Al Otro Lado Inc., the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, and other organizations to Biden administration policies pending in California and Washington,...

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