Appeals court allows Biden asylum restrictions at border to temporarily remain in place

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing a Biden administration rule restricting immigration asylum at the southern U.S. border to temporarily remain in place.

This rule makes it hard for migrants to be granted asylum at the southern border unless they have sought protection in a country they’re traveling through in order to get to the U.S., according to the Associated Press.

There are some exceptions, and the rule doesn't apply to children who travel alone.

This decision allows a limited reprieve from a lower court decision, which said the policy was illegal, and ordered the government to end its use next week. 

A panel of three judges ruled 2-1 Thursday in favor of the administration's request to keep the lower court's ruling as an appeal moves forward.

Clinton-appointed judges William Fletcher and Richard Paez ruled in favor of allowing the rule.