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Why Biden is ‘toughening up’ on the border

5 June 2024

6:33 AM

5 June 2024

6:33 AM

With “Securing Our Borders” signs behind him, President Joe Biden announced this afternoon that he’d sign an executive order to shut down asylum requests at the southern border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500. The action is set to come into effect midnight tonight, meaning requests will be shut down until the daily encounter number declines to 1,500.

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