U.S. to speed up asylum processing at border while fast-tracking deportations
Posted on AllSides July 27th, 2021
From The Center
The Biden administration will speed up processing of asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border while also fast-tracking expulsions of some migrant families, according to a plan unveiled by the White House on Tuesday.
President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has reversed many of the restrictive immigration policies of his Republican predecessor, former President Donald Trump. But border arrests have risen to 20-year highs in recent months, fueling attacks by Republicans, who say Biden encouraged more migration.
The 21-point plan aims to create a "fair, orderly and humane immigration system" but notes...
