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Biden suspends asylum processing at US-Mexico border when daily claims exceed 2,500

President Joe Biden enacts an executive order to temporarily suspend asylum claims processing at the US-Mexico border when the seven-day average of encounters exceeds 2,500 per day. The measure is triggered by current border encounter levels above the threshold.

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PoliticsBiden suspends asylum processing at US-Mexico border when daily claims exceed 2,500

President Joe Biden enacts an executive order to temporarily suspend asylum claims processing at the US-Mexico border when the seven-day average of encounters exceeds 2,500 per day. The measure is triggered by current border encounter levels above the threshold.

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