US to limit asylum at Mexico border as COVID restrictions end
National Guard troops installed razor wire along the Texas-Mexico border -photo Texas Gov.
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The Biden administration today will begin denying asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through. It marks a fundamental shift in immigration policy as the U.S. readies for the end of a key pandemic restriction.
Migrant surge is already underwway as Title 42 immigration policy expires Thursday at midnight.
The new measure borrows from two Trump-era travel bans — both struck down by federal courts — that required refugees to first seek and be denied asylum in a third country before seeking refuge in the U.S.
The Biden administration on Thursday will begin denying asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through