Rights groups slam Biden over new US migrant restrictions at Mexican border
HUMAN rights groups have condemned an order by US President Joe Biden imposing immediate restrictions on migrants seeking asylum after crossing the Mexican border.
Tuesday’s long-anticipated presidential proclamation will deny asylum to migrants when US officials deem that the southern border is overwhelmed.
Global Refuge president and chief executive Krish O’Mara said: “We’re troubled to see this administration raise the bar on asylum-seekers who are coming to our southern border and exercising a legal right.
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