President Joe Biden introduced new asylum restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border this week, aiming to manage the migrant influx. The plan faced criticism from various quarters, including the ACLU and Republicans. Biden's move comes after the collapse of a bipartisan border deal, resorting to a presidential proclamation. The restrictions allow authorities to turn back Mexican migrants and will activate when border arrests exceed 2,500 per day for a week. Arrest rates surpassed this threshold in April, and the order applies only to those crossing between ports of entry, exempting certain groups like minors and victims of trafficking.
Bulletin Brief:
Biden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help ‘gain control’ of the border (AP)
What does Biden’s new asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border do? (Reuters)
Biden signs executive order drastically tightening border (NBC)
