Federal Judge Blocks New Biden Asylum Policy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Immigrant advocacy groups had challenged the administration's decision to dramatically limit who is allowed to apply for asylum in the U.S.
47% : The rule, which had been in effect since May 12, disqualifies most people from applying for asylum if they have crossed into the United States without either securing an appointment at an official port of entry or proving that they sought legal protection in another country along the way.
47% : Since then, the number of migrants apprehended at the southern border has plummeted:
34% : They also argued that it mimicked a Trump administration rule to restrict asylum that was blocked in 2019 by the same judge, Jon S. Tigar, of the United States District in the Northern District of California.
20% : A federal judge struck down a stringent new asylum policy on Tuesday that government officials have called crucial to managing the southern border, dealing a blow to the Biden administration's strategy that has coincided with a sharp decline in illegal crossings by migrants in recent months.

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