Biden considering executive action to turn away migrants, strengthen asylum standards: report
By Social Links for Victor Nava
Published Feb. 21, 2024
Updated Feb. 21, 2024, 9:01 p.m. ET
President Biden is considering using his executive powers to beef up asylum standards and turn away migrants seeking to enter the US between ports of entry, according to a report.
The proposals being discussed by the White House include raising the threshold needed for asylum seekers to meet the “credible fear standard” and swiftly deporting those who don’t meet the new criteria, according to Politico.
The president is also mulling executive action that would ban migrants from seeking asylum if they enter the US unlawfully through areas along the porous southern border not designated as official entry points, the outlet reported.
That action would reportedly be tied to a trigger and would only kick in after a certain number of illegal crossings are made over an unknown period.
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