Liam Conner
El Paso, Texas — President Biden is expected to issue a long-awaited executive order as early as Tuesday to partially end asylum processing along the U.S.-Mexico border, three people briefed on the planned announcement told CBS News.
The sweeping measure is expected to allow U.S. immigration authorities to quickly deport migrants who enter the U.S. illegally without processing their asylum claims when border crossings exceed a certain threshold, the people said. It would rely on a presidential authority known as 212(f), which gained fame during the Trump administration when it was used to enact various immigration restrictions, including the so-called “travel ban.”
Asylum processing at border ports of entry would continue under the order. Right now, the Biden administration is processing about 1,500 migrants at these official crossings every day, most through a system powered by a smartphone app that distributes appointments to those waiting in Mexico. Unaccompanied children are also expected to be exempt from the order.
On Sunday, some Democratic lawmakers were briefed on Biden’s plans. Mayors of border communities were also invited to participate in Tuesday’s expected announcement.
Biden’s planned executive action will likely be challenged in court. Virtually all of his major immigration policies have faced lawsuits from migrant advocates or Republican-led states.
Over the past three years, migrant apprehensions along the southern border have reached record levels, creating a humanitarian crisis and a political headache for the Biden administration. Over the past year, polls indicate that immigration has become a top concern among American voters.
In recent months, however, illegal border crossings dived. In May, the Border Patrol recorded about 118,000 migrant apprehensions between ports of entry along the southern border, the third consecutive monthly drop, according to agency statistics obtained by CBS News. In March and April, the Border Patrol recorded 129,000 and 137,000 apprehensions, respectively, public figures Show.
U.S. officials have attributed aggressive crackdowns on U.S.-bound migrants by Mexican authorities and increased deportations by the Biden administration for the sharp decline in migrant arrivals.
Biden’s Expected Action Comes Later Sunday’s presidential elections in Mexicothat could play a key role in any major change in U.S. border policy, and several weeks before its first presidential debate with former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican Party nominee.
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