Migrants Who Cross Border Illegally Now Ineligible for Asylum: White House

Migrants from Central American countries -mostly Hondurans- heading in a caravan to the U.S., on board a truck at the Mexico City-Puebla highway in San Marcos' toll, Mexico, on Nov. 5, 2018. Rodrigo Arangua/AFP/Getty Images

Migrants who attempt to cross illegally into the United States from Mexico won’t be eligible to claim asylum, the White House said in a new rule.

The announcement was made by The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Nov. 8. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation issuing the rule on Friday.