The US-Mexico border closed at midnight following President Biden’s executive action that pauses asylum requests at the southern border. 🛑
The core of the new policy is the ability to refuse entry to most foreign nationals who enter the U.S. without prior authorization.
🔸 When daily encounters hit 2,500 between official ports of entry, migrants will be turned away. (Over recent weeks, the average has been over 3,500 per day.)
🔸 Border officials will stop implementing credible fear interviews for asylum claims and work to quickly expel foreign nationals who’ve crossed the border between ports of entry.
🔸 Migrants who are expelled under the order will receive a minimum five-year bar on reentry to the U.S. and potentially be criminally prosecuted.
🔸 Migrants who have an appointment at a port of entry via the Customs and Border Protection’s smartphone app will still be processed.
Biden has received a lot of criticism for his border policies from BOTH sides of the aisle.
🔹 Notably, this plan is very similar to one that former President Trump rolled out in 2018 that Biden called “inhumane.” The administration points out differences, promising not to separate kids from their families, and making exceptions for unaccompanied children, people who face serious medical or safety threats, and victims of trafficking,
🔹 The ACLU plans to challenge Biden’s measures in court, asserting, “An asylum ban was illegal under Trump and is just as illegal now.”
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