- President Joe Biden may take executive action to strengthen asylum law, a regulation proposed in a Senate supplemental bill that he said needed to be passed by Congress, NBC News reported.
- The potential measure would also raise the bar for “credible fear” for migrants seeking asylum, according to NBC.
- “I’ve done everything I can. Just give me strength. I’ve been asking since the day I took office,” Biden said at a press conference on Jan. 30.
President Joe Biden and his administration could soon take executive action to enact tougher asylum policies to address the growing illegal immigration crisis, although they say it is not possible without Congressional approval. There is sex.
Mr. Biden is considering unilateral measures that would make it harder for migrants arriving at ports of entry at the southern border to seek asylum, according to three anonymous U.S. officials. talked Go to NBC News. The measure being considered by Biden mirrors provisions in a Senate bill released in early February that he argued was necessary to change asylum regulations. (Related: More than 1.5 million migrants have been encountered at the border since Mayorkas last said ‘we’re safe’)
“I’ve made it clear that we need Congress to make changes to fix our broken immigration system, because we all know it’s broken,” Biden said at a press conference. Stated. meeting “Republicans need to decide whether they want a political problem or a border solution. Do they really want a solution? They can’t sustain it the way it is.”
Officials told NBC that one possible executive action Biden would take would be to raise the standard for “credible fear” interviews for immigrants seeking asylum. Asylum interviews allow authorities to determine whether a migrant is at risk of persecution if deported to their home country.
A bipartisan national security agreement would be a win for the United States because it would bring important fixes to our broken immigration system.
It would be the toughest border proposal ever, and it would also be the fairest.
I am asking Congress to pass this and get it to my desk immediately.
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 6, 2024
This potential measure mirrors a provision in the failed Senate border security bill. released In early February, “the undergoes an asylum check Standard with modificationThere is no definition forbelievable fear According to the bill summary, “of persecution.”
Mr. Biden and his administration have insisted he needs to pass legislation to strengthen asylum standards and take other steps to secure the southern border.Biden administration also cast condemnation He criticized Republican lawmakers for blocking him, telling them to “stop playing games with border security.”
Biden: “What we have negotiated so far, if passed into law, would be the toughest and fairest reform to secure our nation’s borders to date.” Said “It would give me, as president, new emergency powers to close the border if it becomes overwhelmed…If you’re serious about the border crisis, I want you to pass a bipartisan bill. Sign.”
“I’ve done everything I could. Just give me strength. I’ve been asking since the day I took office,” Biden said. Said At the press conference on January 30th.
The bill died in the House, and the Senate later passed a revised version that kept international aid but stripped border funding.It’s up to the House whether that’s the case.r The question is whether it will be taken up now. Several Republican members of Congress were angry that the bill’s lax border provisions would actually worsen the illegal immigration crisis, and they also took issue with the bill’s ties to billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine.
“Congressional Republicans took one look, killed it, and left town,” Biden said. statement “For them, borders were never an issue. It was about playing politics.”
We’ve been working with a bipartisan group of senators for months to propose the toughest and fairest border deal in history.
Congressional Republicans took one look, killed it, and left town.
For them, it was never about borders. It was about playing politics. pic.twitter.com/8cytEyAwhC
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 15, 2024
“Let me be clear: The American people are going to know why we failed,” Biden warned in remarks on February 6. “Every day from now until November, the American people will learn that the only reason our borders are unsafe is because of Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican friends.” ”
Details of Biden’s new unilateral actions, which could be done through executive orders or federal regulations, could be finalized in the coming weeks, but his actions will take months to take effect. That’s a possibility, officials told NBC. Biden has taken similar executive actions before. reverse Several border policies were implemented on the Trump administration’s first day in office.
Illegal immigration has skyrocketed under the Biden administration. Approximately 2 million migrants were recorded to be encountered at the southern border in fiscal year 2023, compared to 1.7 million in fiscal year 2021. according to to Customs and Border Protection. Approximately 500,000 migrants were encountered at the southern border in fiscal year 2024.
The White House did not respond to requests for comment.
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