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Biden Reportedly Weighing Turning Down Asylum Seekers who Cross the Border Illegally

Migrants detained by border patrol near Yuma Arizona (Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

The potential measures to crack down on immigrations reportedly being considered by the Biden administration are getting tougher by the day.

After NBC News reported on Wednesday that the government is weighing making it harder to qualify for asylum and easier to quickly deport people who don't meet the criteria, CBS News indicated that it is contemplating a tougher measure: a sweeping presidential authority that allows him to "suspend the entry" of foreigners when it is determined that their arrival is not in the best interest of the country. Moreover, Axios said that the order would give the administration the ability to turn asylum seekers away if they cross illegally.

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