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Fil-Am immigrant rights advocate hits Biden asylum ban

A Fil-Am immigrant rights advocate in New Jersey hits the Biden administration's new asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xgi1SjKrgCs?&amp;ab_channel=ABS-CBNNews&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>Migrants - some with small children in tow - continued to take the risk and cross the U.S.-Mexico border despite the Biden administration&#x27;s move to restrict asylum.U.S. President Joe Biden&#x27;s executive order which took effect on June 5 allows border officials to quickly turn back migrants who enter illegally — once the number of entries between ports hits 2,500 per day.  The Biden administration said high rates of border arrests triggered the measures.Filipino-American Amy Torres is the executive director of the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice – a statewide coalition that fights for policies to protect immigrants.“It feels like a slap in the face,&quot; she said of Biden&#x27;s move. &quot;If we think back to 2019, Biden was criticizing then-president Donald Trump for using the exact same measure to shut down the border. Fast forward four years, Biden is doing the same thing.”Administration officials said the proposal is different from Trump’s 2017 directive.They pointed to exemptions based on humanitarian reasons, including unaccompanied minors, human trafficking victims, and those with severe medical emergencies.It also exempts migrants who make appointments with border officials at ports of entry using the CBP One app.“Shutting our doors does not solve the dangerous conditions that people are fleeing from,&quot; said Torres. &quot;Shutting our doors just makes it more deadly for people to try and cross and seek safety.”The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said that in April alone, agents encountered nearly 180,000 migrants who crossed the border, including thousands of unaccompanied minors.Advocacy groups said they plan to challenge Biden’s executive order in court.But for the thousands of migrants, those picked up by border patrol, their journey to achieving the American dream just got tougher.

A Fil-Am immigrant rights advocate in New Jersey hits the Biden administration's new asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border.

'Slap in the face': Fil-Am immigrant rights advocate hits Biden asylum ban

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'Slap in the face': Fil-Am immigrant rights advocate hits Biden asylum ban

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Published Jun 08, 2024 11:37 PM PHT

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