In mid-June, President Joe Biden outlined plans to enact significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House attempts to neutralize immigration as a political liability. The presidential proclamation would prevent asylum from being granted to migrants when U.S. officials deem the southern border saturated.
This has resulted in the release of migrants who have recently entered the US illegally having decreased by 70% since the restrictions imposed at the border were implemented, reported the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
As part of measures to discourage the irregular entry of migrants across the border, asylum seekers are ordered to be detained while they seek approval of their cases.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has expanded the number of beds in its network of ICE detention centers, allowing authorities to detain migrants facing removal proceedings.
On June 5, the Biden administration imposed a series of changes at the border to prevent – with a few exceptions – most people who cross into the country without authorization from requesting asylum.
The DHS reported on Tuesday that in the six weeks that the restrictions have been in place, the number of migrant detentions has been reduced by 50%, the lowest numbers recorded under the Democratic administration.
Since the presidential order went into effect, ICE has removed more than 50,000 aliens to more than 100 countries.
In addition, the percentage of foreigners expelled or returned directly by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has doubled.
CBP regularly turns migrants over to ICE custody for surveillance and deportation when ordered by a judge.
DHS has also doubled the percentage of migrants processed through expedited removal while in CBP or ICE custody over the past six weeks.
Expedited removal processing was already at record levels before the order went into effect.
DHS has expelled or returned more than 740,000 people since May 2023, when Title 42, which allowed for the immediate removal of migrants at the border for health reasons, was discontinued.
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2024-09-08 16:32:59
