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.