Biden signs executive order sharply restricting asylum at southern border

President Biden signs an executive order invoking rarely used immigration authority under INA Section 212(f) to allow border officials to turn away asylum seekers when daily crossings exceed 2,500, the same authority Trump used for his travel ban. Biden frames the order as necessary after Senate Republicans killed the bipartisan Lankford-Murphy-Sinema border deal in February under pressure from Donald Trump. Immigration advocates call the order a betrayal of Biden's 2020 campaign promises. The order is quickly challenged in court. Critics note Biden had earlier revoked Trump's similar restrictions.