For Immediate Release
June 4, 2024
Contact:
Arianna Rosales, arianna@nipnlg.org
Washington, DC – The Biden administration today issued a new proclamation that will effectively shut down the U.S. Southern border to people seeking asylum. The order will take effect at midnight tonight and, with limited exceptions, will suspend the entry of asylum seekers and other migrants at the southwest border. Similar to Trump’s Muslim Ban, this proclamation takes a sledgehammer to long-protected rights, including the right for those on U.S. soil to seek asylum.
In response, Victoria Neilson, Supervising Attorney at the National Immigration Project, said:
“With today’s announcement, President Biden has once again betrayed his campaign promises to make the immigration system more humane and just. We saw under Title 42, that it is not possible to ‘close the border,’ and efforts to do so only lead to more crossings in more dangerous locations. This rule is misguided political theater; by mimicking the worst of Trump’s policies, Biden is alienating his base to appease voters who will never be satisfied. We urge the administration to rescind this unlawful and discriminatory policy.”
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