A federal appeals court has ruled that the Biden administration can temporarily continue to enforce its strict immigration program while the Justice Department appeals a lower court ruling that blocked it. The controversial policy at the heart of the court battle largely restricts migrants who passed through another country from seeking asylum in the United States. The World’s Carol Hills speaks with Adam Isacson at the Washington Office on Latin America, a human rights advocacy group, about the impact of the court’s ruling, amid growing criticism of the Biden policy from both conservative and liberal voices.
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