Biden’s Border Executive Order Accomplishes a Bunch of Nothing

MARY CHASTAIN JUN 4, 2024 3:00 PM

President Joe Biden issued an executive order to stop illegal aliens who cross the Southern border unlawfully from getting asylum:

President Biden is issuing a presidential proclamation that will temporarily suspend the entry of non-citizens across the southern border once the number of average border encounters exceeds 2,500 a day over seven days, officials said. That will stay in effect until 14 days after there has been a seven-day average of less than 1,500 encounters along the border. Officials said it would make it easier for immigration officers to quickly remove individuals who do not have a legal basis to remain in the U.S.

Overall, the executive order is a load of hot air because of the caveats and the lack of explanation for handling those who do not come from Mexico or the Northern Triangle countries. Fox News’s Bill Melugin writes:

In no way can Biden’s executive order be described as “shutting down” the border.It bans asylum to some illegal crossers, with some exceptions.It does *not* stop or slow the up to 1,500 migrants per day released into the U.S. via CBP One app at ports of entry, and does not stop or slow the up to 30,000 migrants per month flying directly into the U.S. and being released into the country via Biden’s controversial mass parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.Unaccompanied children/minors are exempt from the order – which will lead to concerns about child trafficking, and migrants can still claim fear in an attempt to avoid deportation.Also, asylum has already been banned for most migrants who cross illegally since the end of Title 42 last year – and that hasn’t stopped them from coming. Highest numbers in recorded history end of 2023.The order may speed up removals to countries we can deport easily to, (Mexico, northern triangle countries, etc), but there has been no explanation as to how the administration will be able to begin mass removals of migrants coming from another hemisphere with governments that don’t cooperate with the U.S.

The exceptions:

• (i) any noncitizen national of the United States;
• (ii) any lawful permanent resident of the United States;
• (iii) any unaccompanied child as defined in section 279(g)(2) of title 6, United States Code;
• (iv) any noncitizen who is determined to be a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, as defined in section 7102(16) of title 22, United States Code;
• (v) any noncitizen who has a valid visa or other lawful permission to seek entry or admission into the United States, or presents at a port of entry pursuant to a pre-scheduled time and place,

Pay attention to the third bullet point (emphasis mine):

• President Biden issued a proclamation under Immigration and Nationality Act sections 212(f) and 215(a) suspending entry of noncitizens who cross the Southern border into the United States unlawfully. This proclamation is accompanied by an interim final rule from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security that restricts asylum for those noncitizens.
• These actions will be in effect when the Southern border is overwhelmed, and they will make it easier for immigration officers to quickly remove individuals who do not have a legal basis to remain in the United States.
• These actions are not permanent. They will be discontinued when the number of migrants who cross the border between ports of entry is low enough for America’s system to safely and effectively manage border operations. These actions also include similar humanitarian exceptions to those included in the bipartisan border agreement announced in the Senate, including those for unaccompanied children and victims of trafficking.

In other words, whatever the executive order does, it disappears after Biden “wins” in November.

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