The possibility of 14,000 migrant crossings a day is pushing the Biden administration toward a new rule that would severely limit migrants' ability to qualify for asylum at the southern border, Axios has learned.
Hundreds of migrants wait to cross the border on the banks of the Rio Grande that divides Ciudad Juárez in Mexico and El Paso, Texas. Photo: Jose Zamora/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Officials now are preparing for the possibility of between 12,000 to 14,000 migrants attempting to cross every day.A draft rule that would impose an asylum ban for roughly five months — initially — has been circulated internally. “The Administration is committed to continuing to secure our borders while maintaining safe, orderly and humane processing of migrants. This will remain the case when Title 42 is lifted,” Jean-Pierre said.a drastic move such as automatically rejecting people from asylum — similar to efforts under the Trump administration — is a sign of just how concerned top Biden officials are about the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The new strategy for Venezuelans and Ukrainians offers new — and legal — pathways for people fleeing their home countries, paired with stricter consequences for attempting to cross the border illegally.
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