Biden Signs Executive Order Capping Number of Asylum Seekers at US-Mexico Border

Biden Signs Executive Order , Capping Number of
Asylum Seekers , at US-Mexico Border.
Biden Signs Executive Order , Capping Number of
Asylum Seekers , at US-Mexico Border.
On June 4, President Joe Biden signed an
executive order restricting asylum seekers
at the United States' border with Mexico.
On June 4, President Joe Biden signed an
executive order restricting asylum seekers
at the United States' border with Mexico.
'Newsweek' report that the executive order utilizes
a controversial regulation last used by his
predecessor, former President Donald Trump.
'Newsweek' report that the executive order utilizes
a controversial regulation last used by his
predecessor, former President Donald Trump.
The executive order will effectively halt migrants crossing
the U.S. border once a daily cap of 2,500 crossings per
day over a seven-day average has been reached. .
The executive order will effectively halt migrants crossing
the U.S. border once a daily cap of 2,500 crossings per
day over a seven-day average has been reached. .
It also allows officials to rapidly deport
migrants who cross the border illegally.
We will need to review the executive
order before making litigation
decisions, but any policy that
effectively shuts off asylum would
raise obvious legal problems,
just as we did when the Trump
administration tried to end asylum, Lee Gelernt, Deputy director of the ACLU's
Immigrants' Rights Project, via 'Newsweek'.
'Newsweek' reports that the executive order
marks a significant shift in the Biden
administration's immigration policy. .
'Newsweek' reports that the executive order
marks a significant shift in the Biden
administration's immigration policy. .
The executive order utilizes a law referred to as Section
212(f), which dates back to the 1950s, and was last used
by Donald Trump at the beginning of his presidency. .
The executive order utilizes a law referred to as Section
212(f), which dates back to the 1950s, and was last used
by Donald Trump at the beginning of his presidency. .
The measure allows the president to
suspend the entry of any foreigner deemed
"detrimental to the interests" of the U.S. .
It also comes ahead of the 2024 election
and criticism that his administration has
failed to deal with years-long surge of
migrants arriving at the southern U.S. border.
It also comes ahead of the 2024 election
and criticism that his administration has
failed to deal with years-long surge of
migrants arriving at the southern U.S. border.
'The New York Times' reports that while daily numbers have
fallen below the record 10,000 reached in December 2023,
approximately 3,500 migrants crossed on June 2 alone.