A group of immigrant rights organizations sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over President Joe Biden’s recent directive. Biden recently effectively banned the entry of refugees at the southern border, which the group opposed, claiming the president’s decision was not too different from steps taken during the Trump administration, which was stopped by the courts.
This lawsuit is filed by ‘Las America Immigrant Advocacy Center’ and ‘RAICES’. Filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and others. The trial is the first test of the validity of Biden’s sweeping crackdown on the border. The decision to halt the entry of refugees at the border came after internal White House deliberations.
The purpose of this decision is to prevent political attacks against the President regarding dealing with immigration. “After the refugee ban, we had no choice but to file a lawsuit. This decision by the Biden administration is legally no different from Trump’s ban, which we successfully blocked,” said ACLU attorney Lee Gelrant. has given.”
An order issued by the Biden administration last week would limit asylum processing once the number of immigrants arriving at ports reaches 2,500 per day. But new data has revealed that the number has crossed the four thousand mark, due to which the rule has come into effect immediately.
The restrictions will remain in place for two weeks until the number of migrants arriving at the ports drops to 1,500 or less per day. However, it is not clear when the number will be so low. The last time this happened was in July 2020 during the Covid-19 global pandemic. Officials of the Biden administration said that this order has been implemented since June 5.
