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President Joe Biden is expected to issue executive actions Tuesday that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once a threshold of migrant encounters has been met.
The actions, long anticipated and teased by the White House, would allow the president to bar asylum-seekers from entering the country if the average number of daily migrant encounters tops 2,500 between ports of entry. That's in addition to the 1,500 limit currently set for ports of entry.
The Biden administration would be leaning on the same legal mechanism utilized by former President Donald Trump to try to limit cross-border migration, enable the border"shutdown," and enact so-called"travel bans." Last week, a White House official maintained there hadn’t been final decisions made on what additional executive actions, if any, would be taken.
President Biden’s planned actions are anticipated to be met with a flurry of legal challenges from immigration advocates, and their ability to withstand legal scrutiny remains unclear. However, a source familiar with the administration's plan said they are confident they have the legal authority to execute the plan.What are the border policy differences between Biden and Trump? Joe St.
The bill would have increased funding for resources and given President Biden authority to shut down the border after encounters met a certain threshold, something the president touted as the “toughest” reforms in years. President Biden spoke with leaders of both chambers ahead of the vote to urge its passage, though such efforts failed to sway the opposition.
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