President Joe Biden's new border plan, announced Tuesday, includes closing the U.S.-Mexico border between ports of entry, imposing strict asylum limits, and enhancing deportation measures amidst high crossing rates.
The U.S. border with Mexico will close between ports of entry at midnight as a result of President Joe Biden's long-awaited executive steps on Tuesday to crack down on asylum seekers.
When there are an average of 2,500 crossings each day over seven days, the president may halt asylum claims in between ports of entry under the action and associated rule from the Biden administration. Administration authorities stated that during the previous week, that level had already been reached.
With this announcement, Biden is making a concerted effort to strengthen his position on immigration before of the election in November. While legislative Republicans crushed efforts to enact bipartisan border legislation earlier this year at the demand of Donald Trump, Biden is li...