Biden set to tighten asylum access at US-Mexico border, sources say
Source: Reuters
May 8, 2024 4:23 PM EDT Updated 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is set to tighten access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border via a new regulation that could be issued as soon as Thursday, four sources familiar with the matter said, in a targeted move aimed at reducing illegal crossings.
The regulation would require migrants to be assessed at an initial asylum screening stage to see whether they should be barred from asylum and quickly deported, said the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss internal government planning. They added that the measure appeared limited in scope.
The migrants would be assessed for asylum bars related to criminality and security threats, two of the sources said.
The new regulation would improve efficiency by screening asylum seekers earlier in the process to determine whether they should be barred, one of the sources, a U.S. official, told Reuters. It would be issued as a proposed regulation and finalized at a later date, the official said.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-set-tighten-asylum-access-us-mexico-border-sources-2024-05-08/
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