President Joe Biden announced Monday he is tightening restrictions for asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border, a decision that puts people fleeing violence and poverty in “grave danger,” according to the United Nations refugee agency.
The new rules will expand on restrictions first announced in June, which prevented people from applying for asylum once official border crossings hit 2,500 a day. Daily numbers will now have to be below an average of 1,500 for 28 days before the restrictions can be lifted; previously, the target was under 1,500 per day for a week.
