ACLU Sues Biden Administration Over Border Asylum Restrictions

The lawsuit alleges that the president’s actions differ little from that of the Trump administration.

A group of more than 1,000 illegal immigrants walks toward a U.S. Border Patrol field processing center after they crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Dec. 18, 2023. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the Biden administration on June 12 after the president signed an executive order that limits the number of people who can apply for asylum at the southern border.

The advocacy group filed the lawsuit on behalf of two Texas-based organizations that work with immigrants, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and RAICES, arguing that President Joe Biden’s June 4 executive order differs little from similar action taken by the Trump administration that was blocked by the courts.