President Biden issued a new Executive Order limiting some illegal immigrants from crossing the southern border and being released into the country.
The Executive Order was issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act suspending some illegal immigrants from crossing the Southern border. The order will suspend the entry of illegal migrants once the average number of crossers reaches 2,500 a day over seven days. It will stay in effect until 14 days after a seven-day average of fewer than 1,500 crossers.
The Executive Order is a significant policy shift for President Biden, who said earlier this year that he'd "done all I can do" unilaterally on the border. President Biden turned and walked away and took no questions after the announcement.
The 2,500 daily limit does not include those who register through the CBP One App. Unaccompanied children are also not included in the limits paving the way for even more children to be trafficked by the cartels.
Many question why President Biden waited so long to take action when over 10 million illegal aliens have crossed the southern border during his administration.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) says, “By my count, he’s issued 94 executive orders since he’s been president of the United States. But, he’s waited until today to actually do what he calls ‘effective’ action on the border.”
Chad Wolf, former acting secretary of Homeland Security under Trump told Fox News, "This plan does nothing to stop the asylum abuse, does nothing to stop the parole abuse that this administration has done, nothing to stop catch and release. I don't think it's going to work. I think it is too little too late."
It is widely believed that President Biden made the move due to polls showing him underwater with voters on border issues, trailing by 7 to 1. Trump is leading by 18% in the latest polls on border security.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) quickly shot down President Biden’s actions saying, “President Biden’s Executive Order is nothing more than a desperate political stunt to try and stabilize his plummeting poll numbers.”
Bernie Moreno, a Republican candidate for an Ohio Senate seat says, “Joe Biden recklessly reversed all of the effective border policies of the Trump administration and created this unprecedented border invasion and now they are attempting to save face. Ohioans will not be fooled.”
The new rule will face a swift legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union. “We intend to challenge this order in court. It was illegal when Trump did it, and it is no less illegal now,” said Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.
Illegal immigrants seeking asylum between ports of entry will begin to be turned away starting at midnight, according to the White House.