Advocacy groups for immigrants on Wednesday sued to overturn President Biden’s latest asylum restrictions on the U.S. southern border, saying officials risk rapidly deporting migrants to countries where they could face persecution.

       Lawyers for the groups say the Biden administration’s measures violate federal law and betray the U.S. government’s long-standing promise to avoid sending migrants to countries where they could be harmed or killed. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, calls for the rule to be wiped out but does not urge the court to act immediately.