U.S. agents Wednesday began turning back migrants along the border with Mexico under President Biden’s new asylum restrictions, while administration officials sought to tamp down expectations for a sudden drop in illegal crossings. Biden’s new measures impose restrictions on asylum as long as illegal border crossings remain above an average of 1,500 per day. Biden officials say deportations are crucial to driving down unlawful crossings because they impose consequences on migrants who do not seek legal entry. AdvertisementThe DHS officials said the administration would instead seek to send more migrants back across the land border with Mexico. Last month, agents tallied about 3,800 illegal crossings per day on average, according to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection data obtained by The Washington Post.

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2024 14:50 UTC