Border Arrests Drop Over 40% Following Biden's Asylum Pause
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Department of Homeland Security reported Wednesday that arrests related to illegal crossings at the southern border have dropped more than 40% since the implementation of President Joe Biden’s recent immigration measures.
For Context: Earlier this month, Biden signed an executive order effectively shutting down asylum requests at the southern border. The order institutes a pause on asylum claims when the average daily rate of claims is above 2,500. Since the rate was above the limit when the order was signed, claims were immediately paused. The last time claims were below this limit was in 2020, during the COVID-10 pandemic. There are exceptions to the closure, such as in the case of unaccompanied minors and exceptional humanitarian concerns.
Details: The Department of Homeland Security reported that average daily arrests over a one-week period have fallen below 2,400, the lowest rate since Jan. 17, 2021, a few days before Biden took office. In order for the executive order to begin allowing asylum claims again, the rate needs to fall below 1,500.
How the Media Covered It: Right-rated outlets covered the new data less than left- and center-rated outlets. Newsmax (Right bias) noted in the first paragraph of its coverage that the White House is “taking a victory lap” but that “the numbers remain high.” Politico (Lean Left bias) and Newsweek (Center bias) included quotes from immigration advocates critical of Biden’s executive order, noting ongoing legal efforts to challenge the policy change in court.
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Guess how much border crossing numbers plummeted after Biden put in a new policy
The number of migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has plummeted 40 percent since President Joe Biden clamped down on asylum earlier this month, administration officials said Wednesday.
Daily crossings have fallen below 2,400. That’s the lowest level since Jan. 17, 2021, right before the president took office. But encounters still remain too high for the president’s newly implemented restrictions to be lifted: Migrants will continue to be barred from seeking asylum in between ports of entry until average border crossings have fallen below 1,500 for seven consecutive days.
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From the Center
Border Arrests Fall More Than 40% in Three Weeks
Arrests for illegal border crossings dropped more than 40% during the three weeks asylum processing has been suspended, the Homeland Security Department has said.
Border Patrol's 7-day daily average arrests have fallen below 2,400, the lowest number since 17 January 2021, according to Homeland Security.
President Joe Biden suspended asylum processing with an executive order to "gain control of the border" on June 5.
Border arrests had decreased 25% as of last week according to Biden, and have now fallen further.
From the Right
White House Touts Border Crossing Decrease
The White House is taking a victory lap after the number of migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico dropped 40% since President Joe Biden's executive order, though the numbers remain high.
The Biden administration said daily crossings have fallen below, 2,400, the lowest level since the final days of the Trump administration.
Biden's executive order shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening once that number declines to 1,500.
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