But he also stayed his own ruling for 14 days at the request of the Biden administration. Judge Tigar vacated the rules, which is what the plaintiffs were asking him for. He found that the rules were unlawful because they impose conditions on asylum seekers that Congress did not intend. District Judge Jon Tigar in Oakland, Calif., did not mince words. SUMMERS: And did this judge say anything about why he blocked these rules? The Justice Department argued these rules are different because they are not a total ban on asylum and also because they're paired with that CBP One app and with other policies that open up more legal pathways for some migrants. And immigrant advocates have been asking the judge in this case to do the same to this policy. Immigrant rights advocates say that that second part is basically identical to several Trump administration policies that were also initially blocked in court. The strategy also includes these new rules that took effect in May, which make it harder for migrants to get asylum if they don't use that app and if they cross the border illegally after passing through Mexico or another country without seeking protection there first. They're part of a broad new strategy at the border that is supposed to push migrants to make appointments at ports of entry for interviews to begin the asylum process through a mobile app called CBP One. NPR's Joel Rose has been following the case and joins me now.
Today's ruling puts the future of those restrictions in doubt. And immigration authorities say the rules are one reason why illegal crossings have dropped dramatically. The new rules placed sharp restrictions on asylum-seekers to try to discourage them from crossing the border illegally. A federal judge has blocked a key part of the Biden administration's immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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