US President Joe Biden’s Republican rivals, and some of his Democratic allies, have criticised his new executive order aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.
Under the order, which took effect at midnight, officials can quickly remove migrants entering the US illegally without processing their asylum requests.
Left-wing Democrats, activists and the UN have voiced concerns, while Republicans have criticised the plan as an election-year ruse, arguing for tougher action.
But Mr Biden says his Republican opponents stood in the way of a bipartisan border security deal that failed in Congress earlier this year.
Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate in this November’s election, slammed Mr Biden’s executive action on Tuesday.
Mr Biden had “surrendered our southern border”, and was now “pretending to finally do something” about it, Mr Trump wrote on social media.
He was echoed by others including Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
The president hit back, accusing the Trump camp of an “extremely cynical political move” by pressurising Republican lawmakers to block the proposed border plan in Congress earlier in the year.
Speaking on Tuesday, the president vowed that his executive order would “help us gain control of our border”.
He asked left-wing critics for their patience. “Doing nothing is not an option,” he said.
About a dozen advocates and Democratic lawmakers had their own press conference outside the US Capitol on Tuesday, criticising Mr Biden’s decision.
Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said she was “profoundly disappointed”, calling the order a “step in the wrong direction”.
More than 6.4 million migrants have been stopped crossing into the US illegally during Mr Biden’s administration. The arrival numbers have plummeted this year, though experts believe that trend is unlikely to continue.
The White House says the new order “will be in effect when high levels of encounters at the southern border exceed our ability to deliver timely consequences, as is the case today.”
The restrictions will come into force when the seven-day average for daily crossings hits 2,500 – when the border is “overwhelmed”, as the White House describes it.
The border will reopen to asylum seekers only when the average figure holds at 1,500 over a seven-day period – and it will then reopen to migrants two weeks later.
Other measures are aimed at quickly resolving immigration cases in court, and expedited removals for those found to have no legal basis to remain in the US.
Asylum processing at ports of entry will continue under the order.
About 1,500 asylum seekers go through the process at official crossings each day, mostly after setting up appointments using a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) app known as CBP One.
US President Joe Biden’s Republican rivals, and some of his Democratic allies, have criticised his new executive order aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.
Under the order, which took effect at midnight, officials can quickly remove migrants entering the US illegally without processing their asylum requests.
Left-wing Democrats, activists and the UN have voiced concerns, while Republicans have criticised the plan as an election-year ruse, arguing for tougher action.
But Mr Biden says his Republican opponents stood in the way of a bipartisan border security deal that failed in Congress earlier this year.
Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate in this November’s election, slammed Mr Biden’s executive action on Tuesday.
Mr Biden had “surrendered our southern border”, and was now “pretending to finally do something” about it, Mr Trump wrote on social media.
He was echoed by others including Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
The president hit back, accusing the Trump camp of an “extremely cynical political move” by pressurising Republican lawmakers to block the proposed border plan in Congress earlier in the year.
Speaking on Tuesday, the president vowed that his executive order would “help us gain control of our border”.
He asked left-wing critics for their patience. “Doing nothing is not an option,” he said.
About a dozen advocates and Democratic lawmakers had their own press conference outside the US Capitol on Tuesday, criticising Mr Biden’s decision.
Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said she was “profoundly disappointed”, calling the order a “step in the wrong direction”.
More than 6.4 million migrants have been stopped crossing into the US illegally during Mr Biden’s administration. The arrival numbers have plummeted this year, though experts believe that trend is unlikely to continue.
The White House says the new order “will be in effect when high levels of encounters at the southern border exceed our ability to deliver timely consequences, as is the case today.”
The restrictions will come into force when the seven-day average for daily crossings hits 2,500 – when the border is “overwhelmed”, as the White House describes it.
The border will reopen to asylum seekers only when the average figure holds at 1,500 over a seven-day period – and it will then reopen to migrants two weeks later.
Other measures are aimed at quickly resolving immigration cases in court, and expedited removals for those found to have no legal basis to remain in the US.
Asylum processing at ports of entry will continue under the order.
About 1,500 asylum seekers go through the process at official crossings each day, mostly after setting up appointments using a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) app known as CBP One.
US President Joe Biden’s Republican rivals, and some of his Democratic allies, have criticised his new executive order aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.
Under the order, which took effect at midnight, officials can quickly remove migrants entering the US illegally without processing their asylum requests.
Left-wing Democrats, activists and the UN have voiced concerns, while Republicans have criticised the plan as an election-year ruse, arguing for tougher action.
But Mr Biden says his Republican opponents stood in the way of a bipartisan border security deal that failed in Congress earlier this year.
Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate in this November’s election, slammed Mr Biden’s executive action on Tuesday.
Mr Biden had “surrendered our southern border”, and was now “pretending to finally do something” about it, Mr Trump wrote on social media.
He was echoed by others including Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
The president hit back, accusing the Trump camp of an “extremely cynical political move” by pressurising Republican lawmakers to block the proposed border plan in Congress earlier in the year.
Speaking on Tuesday, the president vowed that his executive order would “help us gain control of our border”.
He asked left-wing critics for their patience. “Doing nothing is not an option,” he said.
About a dozen advocates and Democratic lawmakers had their own press conference outside the US Capitol on Tuesday, criticising Mr Biden’s decision.
Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said she was “profoundly disappointed”, calling the order a “step in the wrong direction”.
More than 6.4 million migrants have been stopped crossing into the US illegally during Mr Biden’s administration. The arrival numbers have plummeted this year, though experts believe that trend is unlikely to continue.
The White House says the new order “will be in effect when high levels of encounters at the southern border exceed our ability to deliver timely consequences, as is the case today.”
The restrictions will come into force when the seven-day average for daily crossings hits 2,500 – when the border is “overwhelmed”, as the White House describes it.
The border will reopen to asylum seekers only when the average figure holds at 1,500 over a seven-day period – and it will then reopen to migrants two weeks later.
Other measures are aimed at quickly resolving immigration cases in court, and expedited removals for those found to have no legal basis to remain in the US.
Asylum processing at ports of entry will continue under the order.
About 1,500 asylum seekers go through the process at official crossings each day, mostly after setting up appointments using a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) app known as CBP One.
US President Joe Biden’s Republican rivals, and some of his Democratic allies, have criticised his new executive order aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.
Under the order, which took effect at midnight, officials can quickly remove migrants entering the US illegally without processing their asylum requests.
Left-wing Democrats, activists and the UN have voiced concerns, while Republicans have criticised the plan as an election-year ruse, arguing for tougher action.
But Mr Biden says his Republican opponents stood in the way of a bipartisan border security deal that failed in Congress earlier this year.
Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate in this November’s election, slammed Mr Biden’s executive action on Tuesday.
Mr Biden had “surrendered our southern border”, and was now “pretending to finally do something” about it, Mr Trump wrote on social media.
He was echoed by others including Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
The president hit back, accusing the Trump camp of an “extremely cynical political move” by pressurising Republican lawmakers to block the proposed border plan in Congress earlier in the year.
Speaking on Tuesday, the president vowed that his executive order would “help us gain control of our border”.
He asked left-wing critics for their patience. “Doing nothing is not an option,” he said.
About a dozen advocates and Democratic lawmakers had their own press conference outside the US Capitol on Tuesday, criticising Mr Biden’s decision.
Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said she was “profoundly disappointed”, calling the order a “step in the wrong direction”.
More than 6.4 million migrants have been stopped crossing into the US illegally during Mr Biden’s administration. The arrival numbers have plummeted this year, though experts believe that trend is unlikely to continue.
The White House says the new order “will be in effect when high levels of encounters at the southern border exceed our ability to deliver timely consequences, as is the case today.”
The restrictions will come into force when the seven-day average for daily crossings hits 2,500 – when the border is “overwhelmed”, as the White House describes it.
The border will reopen to asylum seekers only when the average figure holds at 1,500 over a seven-day period – and it will then reopen to migrants two weeks later.
Other measures are aimed at quickly resolving immigration cases in court, and expedited removals for those found to have no legal basis to remain in the US.
Asylum processing at ports of entry will continue under the order.
About 1,500 asylum seekers go through the process at official crossings each day, mostly after setting up appointments using a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) app known as CBP One.
US President Joe Biden’s Republican rivals, and some of his Democratic allies, have criticised his new executive order aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.
Under the order, which took effect at midnight, officials can quickly remove migrants entering the US illegally without processing their asylum requests.
Left-wing Democrats, activists and the UN have voiced concerns, while Republicans have criticised the plan as an election-year ruse, arguing for tougher action.
But Mr Biden says his Republican opponents stood in the way of a bipartisan border security deal that failed in Congress earlier this year.
Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate in this November’s election, slammed Mr Biden’s executive action on Tuesday.
Mr Biden had “surrendered our southern border”, and was now “pretending to finally do something” about it, Mr Trump wrote on social media.
He was echoed by others including Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
The president hit back, accusing the Trump camp of an “extremely cynical political move” by pressurising Republican lawmakers to block the proposed border plan in Congress earlier in the year.
Speaking on Tuesday, the president vowed that his executive order would “help us gain control of our border”.
He asked left-wing critics for their patience. “Doing nothing is not an option,” he said.
About a dozen advocates and Democratic lawmakers had their own press conference outside the US Capitol on Tuesday, criticising Mr Biden’s decision.
Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said she was “profoundly disappointed”, calling the order a “step in the wrong direction”.
More than 6.4 million migrants have been stopped crossing into the US illegally during Mr Biden’s administration. The arrival numbers have plummeted this year, though experts believe that trend is unlikely to continue.
The White House says the new order “will be in effect when high levels of encounters at the southern border exceed our ability to deliver timely consequences, as is the case today.”
The restrictions will come into force when the seven-day average for daily crossings hits 2,500 – when the border is “overwhelmed”, as the White House describes it.
The border will reopen to asylum seekers only when the average figure holds at 1,500 over a seven-day period – and it will then reopen to migrants two weeks later.
Other measures are aimed at quickly resolving immigration cases in court, and expedited removals for those found to have no legal basis to remain in the US.
Asylum processing at ports of entry will continue under the order.
About 1,500 asylum seekers go through the process at official crossings each day, mostly after setting up appointments using a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) app known as CBP One.
US President Joe Biden’s Republican rivals, and some of his Democratic allies, have criticised his new executive order aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.
Under the order, which took effect at midnight, officials can quickly remove migrants entering the US illegally without processing their asylum requests.
Left-wing Democrats, activists and the UN have voiced concerns, while Republicans have criticised the plan as an election-year ruse, arguing for tougher action.
But Mr Biden says his Republican opponents stood in the way of a bipartisan border security deal that failed in Congress earlier this year.
Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate in this November’s election, slammed Mr Biden’s executive action on Tuesday.
Mr Biden had “surrendered our southern border”, and was now “pretending to finally do something” about it, Mr Trump wrote on social media.
He was echoed by others including Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
The president hit back, accusing the Trump camp of an “extremely cynical political move” by pressurising Republican lawmakers to block the proposed border plan in Congress earlier in the year.
Speaking on Tuesday, the president vowed that his executive order would “help us gain control of our border”.
He asked left-wing critics for their patience. “Doing nothing is not an option,” he said.
About a dozen advocates and Democratic lawmakers had their own press conference outside the US Capitol on Tuesday, criticising Mr Biden’s decision.
Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said she was “profoundly disappointed”, calling the order a “step in the wrong direction”.
More than 6.4 million migrants have been stopped crossing into the US illegally during Mr Biden’s administration. The arrival numbers have plummeted this year, though experts believe that trend is unlikely to continue.
The White House says the new order “will be in effect when high levels of encounters at the southern border exceed our ability to deliver timely consequences, as is the case today.”
The restrictions will come into force when the seven-day average for daily crossings hits 2,500 – when the border is “overwhelmed”, as the White House describes it.
The border will reopen to asylum seekers only when the average figure holds at 1,500 over a seven-day period – and it will then reopen to migrants two weeks later.
Other measures are aimed at quickly resolving immigration cases in court, and expedited removals for those found to have no legal basis to remain in the US.
Asylum processing at ports of entry will continue under the order.
About 1,500 asylum seekers go through the process at official crossings each day, mostly after setting up appointments using a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) app known as CBP One.
US President Joe Biden’s Republican rivals, and some of his Democratic allies, have criticised his new executive order aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.
Under the order, which took effect at midnight, officials can quickly remove migrants entering the US illegally without processing their asylum requests.
Left-wing Democrats, activists and the UN have voiced concerns, while Republicans have criticised the plan as an election-year ruse, arguing for tougher action.
But Mr Biden says his Republican opponents stood in the way of a bipartisan border security deal that failed in Congress earlier this year.
Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate in this November’s election, slammed Mr Biden’s executive action on Tuesday.
Mr Biden had “surrendered our southern border”, and was now “pretending to finally do something” about it, Mr Trump wrote on social media.
He was echoed by others including Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
The president hit back, accusing the Trump camp of an “extremely cynical political move” by pressurising Republican lawmakers to block the proposed border plan in Congress earlier in the year.
Speaking on Tuesday, the president vowed that his executive order would “help us gain control of our border”.
He asked left-wing critics for their patience. “Doing nothing is not an option,” he said.
About a dozen advocates and Democratic lawmakers had their own press conference outside the US Capitol on Tuesday, criticising Mr Biden’s decision.
Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said she was “profoundly disappointed”, calling the order a “step in the wrong direction”.
More than 6.4 million migrants have been stopped crossing into the US illegally during Mr Biden’s administration. The arrival numbers have plummeted this year, though experts believe that trend is unlikely to continue.
The White House says the new order “will be in effect when high levels of encounters at the southern border exceed our ability to deliver timely consequences, as is the case today.”
The restrictions will come into force when the seven-day average for daily crossings hits 2,500 – when the border is “overwhelmed”, as the White House describes it.
The border will reopen to asylum seekers only when the average figure holds at 1,500 over a seven-day period – and it will then reopen to migrants two weeks later.
Other measures are aimed at quickly resolving immigration cases in court, and expedited removals for those found to have no legal basis to remain in the US.
Asylum processing at ports of entry will continue under the order.
About 1,500 asylum seekers go through the process at official crossings each day, mostly after setting up appointments using a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) app known as CBP One.
US President Joe Biden’s Republican rivals, and some of his Democratic allies, have criticised his new executive order aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.
Under the order, which took effect at midnight, officials can quickly remove migrants entering the US illegally without processing their asylum requests.
Left-wing Democrats, activists and the UN have voiced concerns, while Republicans have criticised the plan as an election-year ruse, arguing for tougher action.
But Mr Biden says his Republican opponents stood in the way of a bipartisan border security deal that failed in Congress earlier this year.
Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate in this November’s election, slammed Mr Biden’s executive action on Tuesday.
Mr Biden had “surrendered our southern border”, and was now “pretending to finally do something” about it, Mr Trump wrote on social media.
He was echoed by others including Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
The president hit back, accusing the Trump camp of an “extremely cynical political move” by pressurising Republican lawmakers to block the proposed border plan in Congress earlier in the year.
Speaking on Tuesday, the president vowed that his executive order would “help us gain control of our border”.
He asked left-wing critics for their patience. “Doing nothing is not an option,” he said.
About a dozen advocates and Democratic lawmakers had their own press conference outside the US Capitol on Tuesday, criticising Mr Biden’s decision.
Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said she was “profoundly disappointed”, calling the order a “step in the wrong direction”.
More than 6.4 million migrants have been stopped crossing into the US illegally during Mr Biden’s administration. The arrival numbers have plummeted this year, though experts believe that trend is unlikely to continue.
The White House says the new order “will be in effect when high levels of encounters at the southern border exceed our ability to deliver timely consequences, as is the case today.”
The restrictions will come into force when the seven-day average for daily crossings hits 2,500 – when the border is “overwhelmed”, as the White House describes it.
The border will reopen to asylum seekers only when the average figure holds at 1,500 over a seven-day period – and it will then reopen to migrants two weeks later.
Other measures are aimed at quickly resolving immigration cases in court, and expedited removals for those found to have no legal basis to remain in the US.
Asylum processing at ports of entry will continue under the order.
About 1,500 asylum seekers go through the process at official crossings each day, mostly after setting up appointments using a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) app known as CBP One.
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