Immigration

CNN -  Migrant apprehensions at the US-Mexico border have dropped by more than 40% since President Biden announced asylum restrictions three weeks ago, according to the Department of Homeland Security. There are now under 2,400 encounters per day, the department said. Senior administration officials say the measure will be lifted when the daily average drops to less than 1,500 encounters between ports of entry. Under the rules of the sweeping executive order, migrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally are barred from seeking asylum once a daily threshold is met. And unless they meet certain exceptions, they could be returned to Mexico or their country of origin.