An appeals court has ruled the U.S. government practice of metering asylum seekers at the border is illegal.
The San Diego-based border aid group Al Otro Lado and other groups first filed suit almost a decade ago. It was on behalf of a group of asylum seekers subject to a practice that had U.S. border officers turning migrants away after a daily cap on asylum applications was met.
The rights groups argued the policy violates asylum seekers’ due process and a portion of U.S. immigration law that guarantees the right to seek asylum on U.S. soil.
In a 2-1 ruling this week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said border officers are legally required to process asylum seekers when they arrive at a port of entry, and said the metering practice went against that.
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Adelita Grijalva has been regularly meeting with tribal leaders from southern Arizona — the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Tohono O’odham Nation and Gila River Indian Community — and they’re all sharing the same thing, telling KJZZ: “DHS must consult with tribes. They’re not doing it now. This administration doesn’t honor sovereignty.’” -
A Day 1 executive order enacted by President Donald Trump froze all refugee admissions and the funding attached to them. -
The report, from Yale Law School’s Justice Collaboratory and the Center for Policing Equity, looks at how cities, states and counties can respond to federal actions they don’t approve of. -
Emmanuel Damas, 56, died Monday at Honor Health hospital in Scottsdale after complaining of a toothache in mid-February in ICE custody. -
Emmanuel Damas, 56, was in the process of seeking asylum after entering the U.S. in 2024 on a humanitarian parole program established under the Biden administration.
