Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on June 9 defended the Biden administration’s recent executive order on the border, saying there are “positive” early signs that it’s working to bring down the number of daily illegal border crossings to 1,500 or fewer while noting the Biden administration is prepared to fight legal challenges to the order in court.
The executive order shuts down asylum requests at the U.S.–Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters exceeds 2,500, with the freeze remaining in place until the daily average stays below 1,500 for at least a week. President Joe Biden signed it on June 4, and it took effect immediately.
