White House weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump
10 months ago

White House weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump

LA Times  

The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations. For now, the White House has been hammering congressional Republicans for refusing to act on border legislation that the GOP demanded, but the administration is also aware of the political perils that high numbers of migrants could pose for the president and is scrambling to figure out how Biden could ease the problem on his own. White House spokesperson Angelo Fernández Hernández stressed that “no executive action, no matter how aggressive, can deliver the significant policy reforms and additional resources Congress can provide and that Republicans rejected.” “The administration spent months negotiating in good faith to deliver the toughest and fairest bipartisan border security bill in decades because we need Congress to make significant policy reforms and to provide additional funding to secure our border and fix our broken immigration system,” he said. Yet the comprehensive immigration overhaul Biden also introduced on his first day in office — which the White House continues to tout — includes provisions that would effectively scale back a president’s powers to bar immigrants under that authority.

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Can Biden decide how Trump governs on his return to White House? Democrats want him to
1 month, 1 week ago

Can Biden decide how Trump governs on his return to White House? Democrats want him to

Firstpost  

From judicial appointments to funding for projects to amending contracts so that employees have greater protection against Trump’s policies– Democrats want Biden to give it his all to limit the damage Trump can do Joe Biden salutes while boarding Air Force One as he departs for Wilmington, on November 11, and Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Duluth, Georgia, …

How Donald Trump plans to crack down on immigration during his second term | EXPLAINED
1 month, 1 week ago

How Donald Trump plans to crack down on immigration during his second term | EXPLAINED

India TV News  

US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to crack down on illegal immigration and try to restrict legal immigration when he returns to the White House on January 20, following up on campaign promises and unfinished efforts from his 2017-2021 presidency. Trump also would reinstate the COVID-19-era Title 42 policy, which allowed U.S. border authorities to quickly expel migrants back to …

Trump’s Day One: Deportations, border wall, scrapping Biden humanitarian programs
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s Day One: Deportations, border wall, scrapping Biden humanitarian programs

Hindustan Times  

* Trump’s Day One: Deportations, border wall, scrapping Biden humanitarian programs Trump to issue order making it easier to arrest migrants with no criminal record * Early action to end Biden's humanitarian programs allowing legal entry * National Guard to be sent to border, border wall construction to resume By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, - President-elect Donald Trump is expected to …

Trump’s return to White House sets stage for far-reaching immigration crackdown
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s return to White House sets stage for far-reaching immigration crackdown

Associated Press  

Follow AP’s coverage of Donald Trump’s transition back to the White House. SAN DIEGO — “Build the Wall” was Donald Trump’s rally cry in 2016, and he acted on his promise by tapping military budgets for hundreds of miles of border wall with Mexico. “I don’t have words yet, too many feelings,” Moreno said, her voice breaking as she spoke …

How Biden’s immigration policies paved the way for Springfield’s pet controversy
3 months, 1 week ago

How Biden’s immigration policies paved the way for Springfield’s pet controversy

The Telegraph  

Mr Biden’s administration faced fury from both sides of the political spectrum over its handling of the situation. Mr Biden’s unfettered use of parole authority in the face of a gridlocked Congress has come to form a major piece of his administration’s immigration policies. But critics have argued it circumvents immigration laws and accused Mr Biden of abusing a temporary …

Biden announces new immigration moves
6 months ago

Biden announces new immigration moves

China Daily  

.S President Joe Biden announces a new effort to allow immigrants in the US illegally to obtain legal status if they are married to US citizens, coinciding with the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, at the White House in Washington, US, June 18, 2024. US President Joe Biden announced two new immigration policy initiatives on …

House Democrat on why he supports Biden's executive action restricting migration
6 months, 2 weeks ago

House Democrat on why he supports Biden's executive action restricting migration

NPR  

House Democrat on why he supports Biden's executive action restricting migration ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Biden took executive action today to temporarily close the border with Mexico to most people seeking asylum. But the reality is that, certainly, congressional action would be preferable to executive action because ultimately, it's not just about whether it would withstand legal scrutiny, but also, …

Joe Biden rolls out order to bar migrants from asylum at US-Mexico border
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Joe Biden rolls out order to bar migrants from asylum at US-Mexico border

India Today  

President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralise immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections. The White House detailed the long-anticipated presidential proclamation signed by Biden, which would bar migrants from being granted asylum when US officials deem …

Biden issues rule allowing him to shut down US-Mexico border as immigration emerges as top voter concern
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden issues rule allowing him to shut down US-Mexico border as immigration emerges as top voter concern

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In remarks delivered from the White House, Biden …

Biden imposes strict restrictions on asylum at southern US border
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden imposes strict restrictions on asylum at southern US border

Al Jazeera  

New measures all but deny the right to claim asylum for people who cross the US southern border without authorisation. Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden has imposed new restrictions that would bar most migrants who cross the US southern border without authorisation from seeking asylum in the country. “They will make it easier for immigration officers to …

Joe Biden's 'crackdown' on illegal migrants ripped as a 2024 campaign 'stunt' as president plans to CLOSE the border if crossings skyrocket
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Joe Biden's 'crackdown' on illegal migrants ripped as a 2024 campaign 'stunt' as president plans to CLOSE the border if crossings skyrocket

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden's impending executive order cracking down on illegal immigration is expected to set limitations on how many migrants can cross the southern border every day. President Joe Biden plans to announce as early as Tuesday an executive order that would limit the number of migrants able to cross the southern border every day if it reaches 4,000 per …

Biden to crack down on migrant crossings with order allowing him to halt new asylum claims
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden to crack down on migrant crossings with order allowing him to halt new asylum claims

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The plan is understood to include language that …

Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House is finalizing plans for a U.S.-Mexico border clampdown that would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once the number of people encountered by American border officials exceeded a new daily threshold, with President Joe Biden expected to sign an executive order as early as Tuesday, according to four people familiar with …

Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants — a potential prelude to broader actions from President Joe Biden later this year that would impose a bigger crackdown at the border. Biden continues to mull larger executive action on the border, whose timing depends in …

US and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on illegal migration
7 months, 3 weeks ago

US and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on illegal migration

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are moving swiftly on new steps to crack down on illegal migration that include tougher enforcement on railways, on buses and in airports as well as increased repatriation flights for migrants from both the U.S. and Mexico. Biden and López Obrador said they are directing their national security …

Donald Trump's re-election could ‘cripple’ US immigration system: Study
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump's re-election could ‘cripple’ US immigration system: Study

Hindustan Times  

A study has found that if former president Donald Trump is re-elected this year, it could negatively affect US immigration. Donald Trump's re-election could ‘cripple’ US immigration system “It isn’t simply a refresh of first-term ideas, dusted off and ready to be re-implemented. The study further says that a Trump administration might cut off legal immigration, which includes “high-skilled and …

Biden and Trump plan to make dueling trips to the U.S.-Mexico border
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden and Trump plan to make dueling trips to the U.S.-Mexico border

LA Times  

In this combination of photos, President Biden, left, speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, and former President Trump speaks on June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, N.J. President Biden and former President Trump will make dueling trips to the Mexican border in Texas on Thursday after congressional talks on a deal to rein in illegal migration collapsed, according …

Speaker Mike Johnson slams Joe Biden's proposed immigration crackdown after 7.2MILLION illegal migrants entered as an 'election year gimmick' after demanding executive action at the border for MONTHS
10 months ago

Speaker Mike Johnson slams Joe Biden's proposed immigration crackdown after 7.2MILLION illegal migrants entered as an 'election year gimmick' after demanding executive action at the border for MONTHS

Daily Mail  

House Speaker Mike Johnson is ripping into President Joe Biden for finally floating executive action to crack down on illegal immigration after millions of migrants flooded into the U.S. since he took office. President Joe Biden said he has done everything he can to fix the border crisis, but now the White House is mulling a Trump-like executive action to …

Biden 'is plotting tough new immigration crackdown almost identical to one Dems previously blasted Trump for: Border will CLOSE if more than 8,500 try to cross in a day'
10 months ago

Biden 'is plotting tough new immigration crackdown almost identical to one Dems previously blasted Trump for: Border will CLOSE if more than 8,500 try to cross in a day'

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden is considering an immigration crackdown that closes the border if more than 8,500 try to cross in one day, a law repeatedly used by former President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden is considering an immigration crackdown that closes the border if more than 8,500 try to cross in one day, a law repeatedly used by former President …

The White House is weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump
10 months ago

The White House is weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations. For now, the White House has been hammering congressional Republicans for refusing to act on border legislation that the GOP demanded, but …

Biden is considering executive action to make it HARDER for asylum seekers to get into the U.S. and speed up deportations to reverse historic rise in border crossings
10 months ago

Biden is considering executive action to make it HARDER for asylum seekers to get into the U.S. and speed up deportations to reverse historic rise in border crossings

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden is now considering taking executive action to raise the standards used to process and screen asylum-seekers at the southern border. President Joe Biden is preparing to issue an executive order that would increase standards during 'credible fear interviews' for asylum seekers crossing the southern border The order, according to a Wednesday report, would adopt a 'last in, …

Joe Biden: I’d shut Mexican border ‘right now’ if Congress let me
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden: I’d shut Mexican border ‘right now’ if Congress let me

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden has said he would close the US-Mexico border “right now” if Congress handed him the power by passing a sweeping immigration bill. Mr Biden’s plans, unveiled on Friday, would give the Department of Homeland Security the power to close the border if illegal crossings surpassed 4,000 in a day and order it to do so if the figure …

Joe Biden claims border proposal will give him new emergency authority: ‘Toughest and hardest reform’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden claims border proposal will give him new emergency authority: ‘Toughest and hardest reform’

Hindustan Times  

On Friday, President Joe Biden made a strong appeal to lawmakers to advance a controversial plan to deal with the unprecedented surge of illegal border crossings amid the US-Texas govt. He said it was the “toughest and fairest set of reforms to secure the border we’ve ever had in our country.” Joe Biden urges lawmakers to back his $61.4 billion …

Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine aid and US border deal
11 months ago

Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine aid and US border deal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hosted top congressional leaders at the White House to underscore Ukraine’s security needs as it continues to fight Russia’s nearly two-year-old invasion, hoping to add momentum to efforts to pass $110 billion in stalled aid to Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies. Speaker Mike Johnson, in one of his few direct encounters with the president, …

Biden’s embrace of stricter border measures puts him at odds with key allies tasked with selling his reelection
1 year ago

Biden’s embrace of stricter border measures puts him at odds with key allies tasked with selling his reelection

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden’s concessions on border policy to get Ukraine aid passed have put him at odds with key allies who will be charged with mobilizing voters, multiple sources tell CNN, underscoring the political headwinds the Biden campaign faces in the upcoming election. Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar, who also serves as co-chair of the Biden-Harris 2024 campaign, …

Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid
1 year ago

Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As record numbers of migrants surge at the southern U.S. border, many seeking asylum, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has told Congress the country’s “broken” immigration system is in need of a top-to-bottom update. When are we going to do this?’ And every year it’s gotten worse.” A core group of senators, Republicans and Democrats, has been eying …

Top US court rules Biden immigration enforcement policy can stand
1 year, 6 months ago

Top US court rules Biden immigration enforcement policy can stand

Al Jazeera  

The United States Supreme Court has ruled to uphold an immigration policy set by the administration of President Joe Biden, which narrowed the scope of those prioritised for deportation. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal and rights advocacy group, called the ruling was a “welcome step in the process to reimagine our immigration enforcement priorities”. “With finite resources, the …

How legal immigration might solve two of America’s toughest problems
1 year, 6 months ago

How legal immigration might solve two of America’s toughest problems

CNN  

CNN — Two of the nation’s most intractable problems might have the same solution – if the idea was not so politically radioactive. In the eyes of the administration, and like-minded immigration advocates, it takes a plausible carrot to create an effective stick “If you have legitimate consequences for unlawful entry combined … with easy to access legal pathways, these …

House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends; Biden promises veto
1 year, 7 months ago

House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends; Biden promises veto

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans passed a sweeping bill Thursday to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers, creating a hard-line counter to President Joe Biden’s policies just as migrants are amassing along the border with the end of coronavirus pandemic restrictions. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called the package “the strongest border security bill this country …

White House Issues Veto Threat For Border Bill As Pandemic Deportation Tool Expires
1 year, 7 months ago

White House Issues Veto Threat For Border Bill As Pandemic Deportation Tool Expires

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The White House is threatening to veto a top-priority bill from House Republicans to crack down on illegal immigration at the Mexican border as the administration’s use of a pandemic-era tool to expel most migrants comes to an end. “This bill would make things worse, not better,” President Joe Biden’s Office of Management and Budget …

Biden would veto House GOP bill on border enforcement
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden would veto House GOP bill on border enforcement

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden would veto a House GOP bill that aims to restrict asylum, build more border wall and cut a program that allows migrants a chance to stay in the U.S., including Ukrainian refugees, the White House said Monday. “Because this bill does very little to actually increase border security while doing a great deal to trample …

Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden
1 year, 9 months ago

Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A sharp drop in illegal border crossings since December could blunt a Republican point of attack against President Joe Biden as the Democratic leader moves to reshape a broken asylum system that has dogged him and his predecessors. The new rules put forth by Biden could help the president fight back against critics who complain he hasn’t …

Immigration will vex Biden no matter who controls Congress
2 years, 2 months ago

Immigration will vex Biden no matter who controls Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — At a recent White House ceremony honoring Hispanic heritage in the U.S., President Joe Biden spoke of how immigration has defined the nation and should be celebrated. We are a nation of immigrants.” Biden pledged himself to “fixing our immigration system for good.” He’s tackling near-term issues like reuniting migrant families separated during the previous administration and addressing …

Joe Biden's immigration agenda takes shape as lawmakers unveil Bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden's immigration agenda takes shape as lawmakers unveil Bill

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden’s proposed immigration overhaul will be introduced in Congress on Thursday, kicking off what will likely be one of his most difficult legislative challenges. U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a meeting with labor leaders to discuss coronavirus response legislation and the president's infrastructure plan in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2021. …

Biden signs immigration orders as Congress awaits more
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden signs immigration orders as Congress awaits more

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a second spate of orders to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies, demonstrating the powers of the White House and its limitations without support from Congress. With proposed legislation to give legal status and a path to citizenship to all of the estimated 11 million people in the country who don’t have it, Biden has …

Biden signs immigration orders as Congress awaits more
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden signs immigration orders as Congress awaits more

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a second spate of orders to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies, demonstrating the powers of the White House and its limitations without support from Congress. With proposed legislation to give legal status and a path to citizenship to all of the estimated 11 million people in the country who don’t have it, …

Biden signs immigration orders in push to undo Trump policies
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden signs immigration orders in push to undo Trump policies

Al Jazeera  

US president signs three executive orders on immigration, but White House earlier said change will not happen overnight. United States President Joe Biden has signed three executive orders aimed at undoing some of his predecessor Donald Trump’s most divisive and hardline immigration policies related to family separation, border security and legal immigration. Biden announced he will create a task force …

Biden faces tough road in push to reform US immigration: Experts
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden faces tough road in push to reform US immigration: Experts

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – US President Joe Biden is expected to issue a raft of new immigration orders in the coming days that will reverse policies championed by his predecessor, Donald Trump, including on asylum at the United States-Mexico border and the reunification of migrant families. “All of them need to be addressed.” ‘Modernise’ immigration Last week, White House Press Secretary …

Immigration: Biden wasting no time naming officials to reverse Trump’s policies
3 years, 10 months ago

Immigration: Biden wasting no time naming officials to reverse Trump’s policies

CNN  

CNN — The Department of Homeland Security, largely hollowed out over the last four years, is moving with urgency to staff agencies with people who had front row seats to the hardline immigration limits rolled out under former President Donald Trump, in order to rescind them. President Joe Biden’s administration has begun taking steps to shift the tone – from …

Biden to reverse Trump travel ban, halt wall construction
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden to reverse Trump travel ban, halt wall construction

Live Mint  

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will begin reversing Donald Trump’s immigration policies, part of an aggressive push to roll back some of the most controversial actions of his predecessor and chart a new course for the nation. The travel ban and border wall were the fulfillments of Trump’s central 2016 campaign promises, to crack down on immigration and limit the …

Immigration: Biden halts border wall and travel ban
3 years, 11 months ago

Immigration: Biden halts border wall and travel ban

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden kicked off his term by signing out a series of immigration executive actions, moving swiftly to undo many Trump administration policies and ending the national emergency that diverted millions of dollars to the border wall. “But we’re going to need legislation for a lot of these we’re going to do.” That includes the administration’s immigration …

Donald Trump's controversial decisions that Joe Biden plans to scrap during his first hours as US president
3 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump's controversial decisions that Joe Biden plans to scrap during his first hours as US president

ABC  

US president-elect Joe Biden is planning to shake things up pretty quickly after he is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States later this week. Through an array of executive orders, Mr Biden will be seeking to act swiftly to redirect the US in the wake of Donald Trump's presidency. A coronavirus relief package In a memo …

Biden outlines ‘Day One’ agenda of executive actions
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden outlines ‘Day One’ agenda of executive actions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some of the most controversial decisions of his predecessor and to address the raging coronavirus pandemic, his incoming chief of staff said Saturday. The opening salvo would herald a 10-day blitz of executive actions as Biden seeks to act swiftly to redirect …

Trump leaves mark on immigration policy, some of it lasting
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump leaves mark on immigration policy, some of it lasting

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump was running for reelection, foreign-born U.S. residents were rushing to get their American citizenship before it might be too late. “I didn’t know what would happen if Trump got a second term,” said Victoria Abramowska, who became a citizen in Maine this fall, “after all the crazy things he did already.” Her fears weren’t …

Joe Biden WON'T immediately stop Trump's Mexico immigration laws
4 years ago

Joe Biden WON'T immediately stop Trump's Mexico immigration laws

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump rode to the White House on controversial promises of building a wall and an immigration crackdown – but President-elect Joe Biden admits he won't be able to push through wholesale changes immediately. But it’s not going to be able to be done on Day One,' Biden said when asked at a press conference about the prospects of …

Biden administration prepares to inherit controversial Trump immigration policies
4 years ago

Biden administration prepares to inherit controversial Trump immigration policies

CNN  

CNN — When President-elect Joe Biden comes into office, he will inherit the Trump administration’s restrictionist immigration agenda, which cut access to asylum and has kept migrants in limbo in Mexico while they await humanitarian protection in the US. “They’re coming into the office with a mandate and an intent – in many ways needed and appropriate – to reverse …

Immigration: Trump administration tries to push last-minute limits
4 years, 1 month ago

Immigration: Trump administration tries to push last-minute limits

CNN  

CNN — With Inauguration Day nearing, there’s added urgency within the Trump administration to ram through any last-minute policies that would limit immigration to the United States, according to multiple sources. “It’s the same thing that happens in the twilight of every administration – you want to finish what you started and give it as much staying power as you …

Some big, early shifts on immigration expected under Biden
4 years, 1 month ago

Some big, early shifts on immigration expected under Biden

Hindustan Times  

Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration. Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial actions, rolling back moves that were a central feature of his administration and important to his base. Stephen Yale-Loehr, a professor of immigration law practice at Cornell Law School, …

Some big, early shifts on immigration expected under Biden
4 years, 1 month ago

Some big, early shifts on immigration expected under Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration. Stephen Yale-Loehr, a professor of immigration law practice at Cornell Law School, thinks Biden will move cautiously on asylum to avoid setting off a new wave of arrivals and says other changes will face “procedural and practical problems.” Take the “public charge” rule, …

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