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President Joe Biden talks with the U.S. Border Patrol and local officials, as he looks over the southern border, Feb. 29, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas, along the Rio Grande. Biden's migration order aims to shut down asylum requests at US-Mexico border if illegal crossings average 2,500 per day. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

President Joe Biden talks with the U.S. Border Patrol and local officials, as he looks over the southern border, Feb. 29, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas, along the Rio Grande. Biden's migration order aims to shut down asylum requests at US-Mexico border if illegal crossings average 2,500 per day. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

June 4, 2024

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Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation
June 4, 2024 9:15 a.m.

Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections.