The president's move drew immediate rebuke from immigrant rights groups that plan to sue.
President Joe Biden announced sweeping new executive actions Tuesday in an attempt to curtail asylum claims at the southern border. They enable an effective"shutdown" of the asylum process at the border if the number of encounters at the border surpasses an average of 2,500 over seven days.
The much-anticipated move comes as immigration advocates tell Scripps News they plan to challenge it in court. To enact such changes, President Biden issued a presidential proclamation accompanied by an interim final rule from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security that suspends entry for asylum-seekers who cross the southwest land or coastal borders unlawfully, making it easier for immigration officials to conduct deportations and reducing the burden on border patrol agents.
“We should be distinguishing ourselves from Donald Trump on immigration,” Rep. Primila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, told the Washington Post, describing the president's actions as “very, very disappointing.”“This is too little, too late,” said Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan, during a press conference at the Capitol Tuesday.
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