The Biden administration said on Sept. 30 that it is making its asylum restrictions at the southern border stricter, as illegal immigration remains a source of scrutiny for the president’s policy agenda.
Under the president’s proclamation issued in June, the federal government could restrict asylum requests after more than 2,500 illegal immigrants had been apprehended at the border per day on average for seven consecutive days. That restriction would lift after the number dropped below 1,500 per day for a week.
