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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Alejandro Serrano and Matthew Choi

“Why now?”: Biden’s new immigration policy to limit asylum seekers faces quick criticism in Texas

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Children touch razor wire through the border wall to their family in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico from El Paso, Texas on June 19, 2021.
A child touches the razor wire at the border wall between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico on June 19, 2021. (Credit: Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune)

EAGLE PASS — A new plan from President Joe Biden to temporarily stop granting asylum to migrants if illegal crossings pass a certain threshold was met Tuesday with condemnation in Texas from elected officials of both parties, while concern spread among groups that advocate for migrant's rights about the immediate danger it will present to an already vulnerable population.

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