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Biden Signs Executive Order Capping Number of Asylum Seekers , at US-Mexico Border. On June 4, President Joe Biden signed an executive order restricting asylum seekers at the United States' border with Mexico. ‘Newsweek' report that the executive order utilizes a controversial regulation last used by his predecessor, former President Donald Trump. The executive order will effectively halt migrants crossing the U.S. border once a daily cap of 2,500 crossings per day over a seven-day average has been reached. It also allows officials to rapidly deport migrants who cross the border illegally. "We will need to review the executive order before making litigation decisions, but any policy that effectively shuts off asylum would raise obvious legal problems, just as we did when the Trump administration tried to end asylum.", Lee Gelernt, Deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, via ‘Newsweek'. 'Newsweek' reports that the executive order marks a significant shift in the Biden administration's immigration policy. The executive order utilizes a law referred to as Section 212(f), which dates back to the 1950s, and was last used by Donald Trump at the beginning of his presidency. The measure allows the president to suspend the entry of any foreigner deemed "detrimental to the interests" of the U.S. It also comes ahead of the 2024 election and criticism that his administration has failed to deal with years-long surge of migrants arriving at the southern U.S. border. 'The New York Times' reports that while daily numbers have fallen below the record 10,000 reached in December 2023, approximately 3,500 migrants crossed on June 2 alone. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT