Biden to Crack Down on Migrants by Slashing Asylum Claims
- Move would stop claims at border if crossings hit 2,500 a day
- Action seeks to address one of Biden’s top 2024 liabilities
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President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Tuesday allowing him to halt some asylum claims at the US-Mexico border, seeking to curb migrant crossings and address one of his biggest liabilities in the election campaign against Donald Trump.
The move would effectively prevent new asylum claims by migrants who walk across the border until levels drop by roughly two-thirds of where they stand today, according to people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity to detail the plans before they are publicly announced.