President of the United States, Joe Bidenplans to sign a decree this Tuesday that will allow him limit the number of asylum applications at the border with Mexico if the number of migrant detentions exceeds a certain threshold, he told the agency EFE legislative source.

The initiative will allow US authorities quickly deport people who cross the border irregularlypreventing them from presenting a case for asylum when the number of daily arrests, which is still under discussion, has been exceeded.

According to American media reports, The measure will come into force when 4,000 irregular daily crossings are reached. although this figure is under discussion and nothing is certain.

The order arrives six months before the presidential elections, in which Biden is seeking re-election to a second term. Migration management has become the top issue for voters, surpassing the economy and inflation, according to a Gallup poll released in late April.

Former President and Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump revived anti-immigrant rhetoric in his re-election campaign, directly criticizing Biden’s policies and accusing him of creating a “crisis” at the border.

According to American media reports, the White House plans announce this proposal at an event with the mayors of border cities.

Despite a record number of arrests along the border with Mexico last year, This year, those numbers have dropped sharply.

Last April, US authorities reported arrests of 128,900 migrants who were trying to enter the United States illegally. By contrast, almost 250,000 people were arrested in December 2023.

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Both experts and US officials They attribute the decline to actions taken by Mexico. stop people on their way north.

Similarly, migrants and human rights organizations reported abuses by Mexican authoritiesincluding extortion.

This wouldn’t be the first time Biden has announced measures. control land migration.

Last May, your government made a number of changes to qualify as “unfit” to apply for asylum migrants who cross the border illegally and have not sought protection in a third country while traveling to the United States.

The global context of the continent’s historic rise in displacement, as well as pressure from the opposition and the moderate wing of his party, led the Biden government to leaving behind election promises to “rebuild” the asylum system.

On the contrary, a democratic administration in the first years of its existence it adhered to the restrictive policies left by the previous government, for example, the so-called Title 42, which allowed instant returns and then expanded or modified it with new rules aimed at limiting the number of people who could seek asylum at the southern border.

Under current law, a person has the right to seek asylum in the United States. at the border or within the United States. Unlike other types of legal migration, such as work visas, there is no legal limit on the number of people who can be granted asylum each year due to the humanitarian aspect of this protection.

(according to information from EFE)