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Immigration and asylum rules

The changes in immigration and asylum rules under Biden's administration

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Jan 13, 2026
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What civil lawsuits have been brought against Joe Biden and their statuses?

A broad constellation of civil lawsuits — largely brought by state attorneys general, advocacy groups, and international civil-society coalitions — has targeted President Joe Biden and his administrat...

Jan 28, 2026

Which specific Biden executive actions on immigration most changed asylum processing and detention practices?

Three executive actions stand out as the most consequential for asylum processing and detention: the February 2, 2021 Executive Order creating a “Comprehensive Regional Framework” that directed broad ...

Jan 27, 2026

How have state policies (e.g., busing migrants) interacted with federal border enforcement under Biden?

and relocation of migrants under Republican governors operated largely as a political pressure tactic that exposed frictions and limited legal intersections with federal border enforcement: governors ...

Jan 20, 2026

How have asylum and immigration court backlogs changed during Joe Biden's presidency?

Asylum and immigration court backlogs ballooned during President Joe Biden’s tenure: immigration court pending cases rose from roughly 1.3 million at the start of his term to roughly 3.6–3.8 million b...

Jan 18, 2026

How have MAGA supporters responded to Joe Biden's immigration reform proposals?

MAGA-aligned activists and leaders have largely rejected Joe Biden’s immigration reform efforts as insufficiently punitive and politically motivated, while some conservative constituencies remain frac...