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September 5, 2024

Biden Administration Considers Making Sweeping Asylum Restrictions Permanent
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Back in the U.S., President Biden could make his current hard-line
border restrictions permanent, according to administration officials. In
June, Biden issued a temporary executive order sealing off the border
when the number of asylum seekers exceeds a daily average of 2,500 for
one week, and allowing border agents to quickly turn away migrants. The
asylum ban being considered would make the executive order a permanent
feature of U.S. immigration policy and further lower the threshold at
which migrants are rejected. The ACLU and others have sued Biden over
the policy.


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