In reaction to Judge Jon Tigar of the US District Court for the Northern District of California’s decision blocking the Biden administration’s asylum ban, Patricia Stottlemyer, Senior Domestic Policy Advisor at Oxfam America, made the following statement:
“The Biden administration's asylum ban is unlawful, and the court agrees.
“We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: seeking asylum is a legal and human right. Policies that violate this right by blocking access to asylum only harm vulnerable refugees seeking safety.
“We urge the Biden administration to restore access to asylum for all those seeking protection in the United States."