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Federal judge halts preparations for end of US asylum limit

FILE - A participant holds a sign at a March to the Border Rally, Sept. 25, 2021, in McAllen, Texas. A federal judge in Louisiana has on Wednesday, April, 27, 2022, ordered the Biden administration to stop phasing out a public health rule that allows the expulsion of migrants without an opportunity to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FILE - A Mexican soldier patrols the international border bridge that connects Del Rio, Texas and Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, after its partial reopening, Sept. 25, 2021. A federal judge in Louisiana has on Wednesday, April, 27, 2022, ordered the Biden administration to stop phasing out a public health rule that allows the expulsion of migrants without an opportunity to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

FILE - A migrant waits on the Mexican side of the border after United States Customs and Border Protection officers detained a couple of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border on the beach, in Tijuana, Mexico, Jan. 26, 2022. A federal judge in Louisiana has on Wednesday, April, 27, 2022, ordered the Biden administration to stop phasing out a public health rule that allows the expulsion of migrants without an opportunity to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Federal judge halts preparations for end of US asylum limit