President Joe Biden announced Monday that he will further strengthen an earlier executive order that capped the number of asylum applications to curb illegal border crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Mr. Biden launched an initiative in June aimed at curbing the number of daily illegal border crossings as the number of illegal border encounters peaked and polls showed voters dissatisfied with his handling of the crisis. issued a presidential proclamation. The White House said the policy adjustment doubled the order by extending the number of days it takes before it expires after a certain threshold. press release. (Related: 'It was unprecedented': Former Border Patrol chief blows the whistle on how Biden administration hid immigration crisis)
The president's original order temporarily closed the entry of foreign nationals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border after the average number of daily border encounters exceeded 2,500 in a week, according to an administration statement. It was something to stop. The executive order was scheduled to remain in effect for two weeks after the seven-day average of encounters along the southern border fell below 1,500.
CIUDAD HIDALGO, MEXICO – OCTOBER 21: A migrant caravan crosses the Guatemalan border into Mexico's interior on October 21, 2018, near Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
The White House will now tweak the criteria for lifting partial asylum bans, making it more difficult for federal authorities to lift them, according to a statement from the administration Monday. Under the changes, the criteria for lifting refugee restrictions will only occur if the seven-day average remains below 1,500 people for 28 days.
“With respect to Proclamation 10773, to ensure that the criteria for discontinuing entry suspensions and restrictions reflect a sustained decline in encounters, I am currently stating that the entry suspensions and restrictions in that proclamation are consistent with the Secretary of Homeland's decisions. “Security officials have determined that there were 28 consecutive calendar days in which the seven-day rolling average of encounters was less than 1,500,” Biden said in a White House press release. Announced in the release.
Illegal border crossings have steadily declined since the executive order went into effect in June. According to Go to the latest CBP data. The administration recently boasted that the executive order had reduced border encounters between ports of entry by more than 50%.
The results bring some relief to an administration that has presided over a massive wave of illegal immigration into the country and to Vice President Kamala Harris, who is trying to shift to a more hardline stance on border security during the presidential campaign. Ta.
Harris visited the border on Friday and vowed to deal harshly with foreign nationals who try to enter the country illegally.
“If someone does not apply for asylum at a legal point of entry and crosses the border illegally, they will be barred from receiving asylum,” Harris said during the visit. According to NPR. “I understand that many people are eager to immigrate to the United States, but our system must be orderly and secure, and that is my goal.”
Under the Biden-Harris administration, Border Patrol agents have encountered more than 7 million immigrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. According to Latest CBP data.
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