TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Oct 1, 2024

The Biden administration on Monday announced it would implement changes to the asylum claims process at the U.S.-Mexico border. The plan extends the period in which average border crossings must be below an average of 1,500 before allowing new asylum claims. An interim plan put in place in June allowed for new claims if the seven-day average dropped below 1,500. The change extends that timeframe to 28 days. The Department of Homeland Security says the policy is designed to avoid "volatility" at the border. Reuters reports on the story. The ACLU sued the administration over the June policy and says it also opposes this new change.