SAN FRANCISCO—DOJ lawyer Scott Stewart found himself in a familiar, uncomfortable position Wednesday—fielding skeptical questions on Trump administration changes to asylum rules from U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar of the Northern District of California.

Tigar last year blocked the administration’s move to limit asylum to only those entering the country through an official port of entry despite Stewart’s arguments that the policy was necessary to stem a crisis at the nation’s southern border with Mexico. 

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