Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Year : 2, Issue: 23
President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order as early as Tuesday that would effectively shut down the US-Mexico border to asylum-seekers crossing illegally when a daily threshold of crossings is exceeded – a sweeping and controversial proposal that is likely to receive fierce pushback from progressives and immigration advocates.
The executive action, described to CNN by multiple people briefed on the order, would mark a significant attempt by Biden to address head on one of his biggest political vulnerabilities, just weeks before the first presidential debate with former President Donald Trump. Trump has made hard-line immigration policies a cornerstone of his campaign. The executive action would allow authorities to turn away migrants while in effect either to Mexico or their origin country. The US previously worked with Mexico when a Covid-19-era border restriction, known as Title 42, also resulted in certain migrants being returned to Mexico.
Senior White House officials, including chief of staff Jeff Zients, have been calling lawmakers and other stakeholders over the weekend to brief them on the plans, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.
CNN first reported that the White House began outreach to border mayors to have them attend the announcement.
Source: ABC7 News
