Embattled Biden border order loaded with loopholes 'to drive a truck through': critics
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President Biden's executive order, under fire from Republicans and Democrats, includes a series of exemptions which has led to conservative criticism.
The presidential proclamation will temporarily suspend the entry of migrants across the southern border once the number of average border encounters exceeds 2,500 a day over seven days, officials said. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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That will stay in effect until 14 days after there has been a seven-day average of less than 1,500 encounters along the border. It is accompanied by an interim final rule from the departments of Homeland Security and Justice. That rule will also apply a higher standard migrants must meet for initial asylum screenings. The move brought criticism from Democrats as well as Republicans and a threat of a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).