The White House has recalled that the southern border of the United States will remain closed despite the daily decrease in encounters with migrants. This indicator has dropped to just 1,800 per day, a figure that was unthinkable just a few months ago.
President Joe Biden’s decision to keep the border with Mexico closed remains in place. The idea is to reduce these encounters with migrants to at least 1,500 per day for a period of seven days.
This is according to the supplemental joint interim final rule (IFR) issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice.
Official data from the Biden Administration reflects that “in June, Border Patrol recorded 83,536 encounters at ports of entry. This was the lowest number since January 2021, and below the number of encounters at ports of entry in June 2019.”
The current rule allows DHS to suspend asylum claims and take cases under certain circumstances, such as children and people who demonstrate persecution.
“Under the terms of the IFR, the limitation on asylum eligibility will be lifted when encounters fall below certain levels. However, it will be reinstated if encounters increase again,” the White House statement said.
Frozen bill
The Biden administration is reminding Congress that it froze the bipartisan bill that could have given the current president greater power. The agreement that emerged from the Senate would have added 1,500 CBP agents and officers; 1,200 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel; as well as 4,300 asylum officers.
The Biden administration’s decision also allows Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents to place recently arrived undocumented immigrants into expedited removal proceedings. They are given four hours to hire a lawyer if they claim asylum.
Meanwhile, DHS reports that more than 65,000 people have been expelled to more than 125 countries. This has been made possible on more than 200 international repatriation flights.
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