Biden moves to limit access to asylum
January 25, 2023
The Biden administration has not expanded asylum eligibility due to the record number of migrant arrivals at the southern border. Two weeks into his term as president, Biden gave officials nine months to issue regulations to make it easier for migrants to gain asylum. Two years later, the administration has still not issued rules to make it easier for people to receive asylum, rather the administration has expanded the Trump-era border policy which blocks certain migrants from requesting asylum and adds limits on asylum eligibility. Since Biden commissioned the asylum eligibility rules in an executive order in February 2021, there have been debates over the regulations. Some top administration officials are concerned that the rules could make additional migrants eligible for asylum and make it more difficult to deport them if appropriate.
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