In the waning moments of oral arguments in a pair of legal challenges to Trump administration changes to asylum procedures, DOJ lawyer Scott Stewart sparked a disagreement with two of the Ninth Circuit judges considering the cases.

Stewart at Tuesday’s argument was tasked with defending the administration’s moves to limit asylum for those entering the country outside designated ports of entry and policy changes that force Central American migrants to return to Mexico while their requests for asylum are considered. Ninth Circuit motions panels had previously upheld a district court injunction barring the port-of-entry restrictions and stayed a separate ruling blocking the return-to-Mexico policy.

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