Judge blocks Biden administration's new rules for asylum-seekers at the border

A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration's new rules for asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.

U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in Oakland, Calif., found the rules unlawful because they impose conditions on asylum-seekers that Congress did not intend.

Tigar stayed his own ruling for 14 days, giving the Biden administration a chance to appeal before it takes effect.

The asylum rules, which took effect in May, make it harder for migrants to get asylum if they cross the border illegally after passing through Mexico or another country without seeking protection there first.