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[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

Wall Street Journal reports.

“The order, which Biden plans to sign alongside several mayors from southern-border communities, will restrict the flow of migrants over the border by making it illegal to claim asylum if someone crosses into the U.S. illegally. The move is expected to be met with legal challenges, and in any event could prove tough to implement without significant additional funding from Congress.”

I understand the political impetus around this, but I suspect the courts will overturn at least the asylum restriction part. The right to claim asylum is an integral part of both US and international law.

Of course the real answer is not to ban asylum claims after crossing illegally - it is to modernize our system of dealing with such claims so they are adjudicated quickly and fairly, as well as to improve the options for applying from outside of the US.

But that would require a significant investment in improving the system that Republicans in Congress will never agree to. They don't actually want to "fix the border" - they want a campaign issue in vilifying brown-skinned people.

[-] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yes it's using a shaky interpretation of an older law from the 50s to derive its authority, good chance a court challenge would be successful against the order, if the order is able to even change much on its own at all with the lack of funding as you pointed out.

Importantly one of the Republican arguments against attempts at any immigration reform has been, "Biden could just do what we want right now with existing laws, so we refuse to compromise with the democrats on anything or pass a new immigration law, Biden can just shut everything down right now with no action on congress's part." So if a court strikes this order down would undercut that argument at least. Would also make me happy, since I don't support this order.

Improving access to legal immigration and improving thoroughput of asylum claims processing are what's necessary.

[-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 4 months ago

Can we stop screwing over people after destroying their former homes?

[-] Fidel_Cashflow@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 months ago

the harm reduction candidate, everyone!

[-] TheDeepState@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago

Why does Biden hate immigrants?

[-] tsonfeir@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

The new rule aims to expedite the process by which asylum seekers can be deemed ineligible for asylum based on specific criteria, such as “national security risks” (whatever that means) or prior criminal convictions, much earlier in the process. This allows for quicker removal of individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements for asylum.

The policy intends to streamline asylum processing and enhance border security by addressing eligibility during the initial screening stage rather than later in the process. This approach is expected to help manage the high volume of asylum claims and reduce the backlog in immigration courts.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

So its actual reform to the process and not just dumping money on the problem and claiming its reform while doing nothing else? The fuck Biden I thought America was inspired by Rome, we should be making the process more Byzantine and Esoteric not less.

[-] tsonfeir@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Ultimately, the idea is to put the people who need it more first. I’ll believe it when I see it, but this better than a wall!

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