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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo in New York and Chris Stein in Washington

Democrats decry Biden executive order turning away some asylum seekers

a person sits on a rock
An asylum-seeking migrant from China rests on a rock while waiting to be transported by the US border patrol after crossing the border from Mexico into Jacumba Hot Springs, California, on 4 June 2024. Photograph: Go Nakamura/Reuters

Progressive Democrats and immigration advocates have shared their outrage after Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday that would turn away some asylum seekers.

Biden’s order will effectively shut down the US-Mexico border to asylum seekers attempting to enter the country when authorities have determined that the border is “overwhelmed”.

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