US issues order limiting number of asylum seekers crossing Mexican border
The Guardian|June 05, 2024
The White House announced an executive order yesterday that will temporarily shut the US-Mexico border to asylum seekers attempting to cross outside of lawful ports of entry when a daily threshold is exceeded.
Lauren Gambino
US issues order limiting number of asylum seekers crossing Mexican border

The order would take effect immediately, senior administration officials said. Those seeking asylum would be held to a much more rigorous standard for establishing a credible fear of returning to their home country, though certain groups -including trafficking victims and unaccompanied children - would be excluded from the ban.

"Individuals who do not manifest a fear will be immediately removable, and we anticipate that we will be removing those individuals in a matter of days, if not hours," one official said. "The standard will be significantly higher so we anticipate that fewer individuals will be screened in."

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