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A divided 9th Circuit Court of Appeals allows President Trump to deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland, overruling a lower court’s block, with Oregon seeking a full review and raising concerns over federal overreach and constitutional principles.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical of an Oregon judge's order that restricted the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, indicating they may lift the restriction.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a case regarding homeless encampments, with implications for cities nationwide as homelessness has reached record highs. The case challenges a 9th Circuit Court decision that deemed it unconstitutional to punish "involuntarily homeless" individuals for sleeping outside when there aren't enough shelter beds. The Department of Justice and members of Congress have filed briefs urging the justices to overturn the decision, while social justice advocates argue against criminalizing homelessness. The surge in encampments is a response to a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness last year, with over half of the homeless population concentrated in four states. The case has garnered support from city, county, and state officials across the West, with oral arguments scheduled for April 22.
The Biden administration is urging a U.S. appeals court to uphold a rule imposing new restrictions on asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. The rule, which was challenged by immigrant advocacy groups represented by the ACLU, presumes that most migrants are ineligible for asylum if they passed through other nations without seeking protection there first or if they crossed the border illegally. The administration argues that the rule is valid because it includes exceptions to rebut the presumption of ineligibility. The judges did not indicate their leanings during the hearing.
The Biden administration has urged a US appeals court to uphold a rule imposing new restrictions on asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border, arguing that a judge was wrong to block it. The rule, adopted earlier this year, presumes that most migrants are ineligible for asylum if they passed through other nations without seeking protection there first or if they crossed the border illegally. Immigrant advocacy groups represented by the ACLU challenged the rule, arguing that it violates federal immigration law. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard the government's appeal, but the judges did not indicate how they were leaning.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily allowed the Biden administration's asylum policy to proceed, pausing a lower court's order to block the policy. The policy, described by some as an "asylum ban," restricts asylum-seekers at the southern border from applying for humanitarian protection if they enter the country illegally. The unexpected ruling, with a 2-1 vote, puts a temporary stay on the previous court ruling that was set to stop the asylum restrictions next week. The case is now expedited and expected to be argued by late September.
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed the Biden administration to continue implementing a controversial asylum policy while it appeals a lower court's ruling. The policy, which restricts migrants who passed through another country from seeking asylum in the United States, has faced criticism from Biden allies, Democrats, and immigration advocates. The 9th Circuit will expedite its consideration of the case, with Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, a Trump appointee, dissenting from the appellate panel's decision.