The US president will sign an executive order that would prevent irregularly entered migrants from accessing the asylum system when their numbers exceed 2,500 per day.
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US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday June 4 that he would temporarily close the border between the United States and Mexico to irregular migrants seeking asylum. in the event of a pronounced increase in illegal arrivals. The Democratic president will sign a long-announced decree which would prevent illegally entered migrants from accessing the asylum system when their numbers exceed 2,500 per day.
“President Biden believes we must secure our border. That’s why today he announced measures to prevent migrants who illegally cross our southern border from receiving asylum,” can we read in a press release from the White House.
The text also facilitates expulsions to Mexico, specifies the White House. These measures “will help us regain control of our borders and restore order in the process” request for asylum, Joe Biden said during a speech. This is one of the most restrictive immigration policies ever adopted by a Democratic president. The leader could, with this hardening, arouse the anger of the left wing of his party.
“Joe Biden claims to finally do something about the border – but in fact it’s just a facade because he knows there will be a debate in three weeks”reacted his Republican opponent Donald Trump on his Truth Social network, in reference to the televised duel which will pit them against each other on June 27.
