Summary
- President Biden is implementing new measures to block migrants’ access to the U.S. asylum system during periods of high illegal border crossings
- The restrictions will be in place as long as illegal entries remain above an average of 2,500 per day
- The ACLU plans to challenge Biden’s measures in court, arguing that they are illegal
- The new rules will only be lifted if illegal entries fall below a daily average of 1,500 for seven consecutive days
