Biden prepares to unveil new asylum change

Biden administration officials are readying to publish a new rule to more rapidly reject some migrants from asylum soon after crossing the border, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: It is one of several actions being weighed by President Biden to clamp down on illegal border crossings ahead of the election, as Biden and Democrats try to go on offense on one of their most vulnerable issues.

The proposed rule, which could be published as soon Thursday, would allow immigration officials to bar migrants from asylum within days — if not hours — of them...