The Biden administration is cementing asylum restrictions that have helped drive down illegal border crossings for months, a move that may blunt GOP attacks on Democrats’ border policies in the lead-up to the November election.
The Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department on Monday unveiled a final rule that clinches a policy, in place since June, that allows US officials to block asylum access along much of the border whenever it’s deemed overwhelmed.
The move, paired with an updated proclamation from President Joe Biden, makes it harder to lift the restrictions and gives Vice President Kamala Harris fresh fuel ...