Ninth Circuit judges battle over failed bid to rehear asylum rule.
March 26, 2021
On Wednesday, the full Ninth Circuit refused to review a panel order blocking an older policy from the Trump-era that dismantled asylum eligibility from migrants who cross the Southern border outside a port of entry. Earlier, a panel formed by three judges refused to lift a temporary block on the asylum policy nationwide, thus forcing the Trump administration to bring the policy before the entire Ninth Circuit. While the full bench decided against revisiting the panel’s decision, six judges disagreed declaring they are not “Platonic Guardians” of public policy.