United States: Joe Biden would sign an order this Tuesday to limit asylum requests on the border with Mexico

According to American media, The measure that President Joe Biden would approve would come into effect when 4,000 irregular daily crossings are reached, although that number is under discussion and nothing is definitive.

The order comes six months before the general elections, in which Biden aspires to be re-elected for a second term.

Migration management has become a central issue for voters, surpassing the economy and inflation, according to a Gallup survey published at the end of April.
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Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has revived anti-immigrant rhetoric in his election campaigndirectly criticizing Biden’s policies and accusing him of creating a “crisis” at the border.

According to US media, the White House plans to announce the proposal at an event with mayors of border cities. At the moment, there has been no information from the authorities that confirms or denies this information.

Despite the fact that last year there were record numbers of arrests on the border with Mexico, So far this year these numbers have been drastically reduced.

Last April, US authorities reported 128,900 arrests of migrants who tried to cross irregularly into the United States. In contrast, in December 2023 there were almost 250,000 arrests.

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Both experts and US officials attribute this reduction to actions taken by Mexico to stop people on their journey north.

In addition, Migrants and human rights organizations have denounced abusive practices by Mexican authorities, including extortion.

Tuesday will not be the first time that Biden announces measures to control land migration.

In May of last year, his Government made a series of changes to classify as “not suitable” to request asylum migrants who cross the border irregularly and who have not requested protection in a third country during their journey to the United States. .

The global context of a historic increase in the number of displaced people on the continent, together with pressure from the opposition and the moderate wing of his party, has led the Biden Government to leave behind campaign promises to “restore “the asylum system.
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On the contrary, the Democratic Administration maintained during its first years restrictive policies left by the previous Government, such as the so-called Title 42, which allowed hot returns, and then expanded or changed them with new regulations that seek to limit the number of people who can request asylum at the southern
border.

Under current laws, A person has the right to request asylum in the United States at the border or within the United States territory. Unlike other types of legal migration, such as work visas, the legislation does not set a limit on the number of people who can be granted asylum each year due to the humanitarian aspect of this protection.
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