“The Biden administration’s asylum ban is illegal and dangerous,” said Anne Peterson, a senior staff attorney at the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies. “The courts have repeatedly struck down these policies as unlawful. “The rule has significantly reduced irregular migration, and since its implementation on May 12 we have removed more than 85,000 individuals. Judge Lawrence J.C. VanDyke wrote that he agreed with their decision but objected because his two colleagues had been harsher when dealing with cases involving former President Donald J. Trump. In a five-page dissent, Judge VanDyke, a Trump appointee, wrote that the other judges did not give the former president’s administration the same deference when they were considering several challenges to his immigration policies.

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Persons: “, Biden, ”, Anne Peterson, Erin Heeter, William A, Fletcher, Richard A . Paez, Bill Clinton —, Judge Lawrence J.C, VanDyke, Donald J, Judge VanDyke Organizations: Center, Gender, Refugee Studies, Department of Homeland Security, Trump Locations: Central, South America, United States