President’s move comes amid voter dissatisfaction over migrant numbers as leftwing and Latino lawmakers express alarm
Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that will temporarily shut down the US-Mexico border to asylum seekers attempting to cross outside of lawful ports of entry, when a daily threshold of crossings is exceeded.
The order will take effect immediately, senior administration officials said on a press call. Those seeking asylum will be held to a much more rigorous standard for establishing credible fear of returning to their home country, although certain groups – including trafficking victims and unaccompanied children – would be excluded from the ban.
This article was amended on 4 June 2024 to show that Biden’s executive order will limit the number of asylum seekers crossing the border, not to prevent all of them from crossing it.
Continue reading…President’s move comes amid voter dissatisfaction over migrant numbers as leftwing and Latino lawmakers express alarmJoe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that will temporarily shut down the US-Mexico border to asylum seekers attempting to cross outside of lawful ports of entry, when a daily threshold of crossings is exceeded.The order will take effect immediately, senior administration officials said on a press call. Those seeking asylum will be held to a much more rigorous standard for establishing credible fear of returning to their home country, although certain groups – including trafficking victims and unaccompanied children – would be excluded from the ban.This article was amended on 4 June 2024 to show that Biden’s executive order will limit the number of asylum seekers crossing the border, not to prevent all of them from crossing it. Continue reading…