President Biden Outlines How His Executive Order Will Help 'Gain Control Of Our Border'

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President Biden delivered remarks on Tuesday where he spoke about his actions on the southern border.

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00:00 Today, I'm announcing actions to bar migrants who cross our southern border unlawfully from

00:06 receiving asylum.

00:09 Migrants will be restricted from receiving asylum at our southern border unless they

00:13 seek it after entering through an established lawful process.

00:18 Those who seek to come to the United States legally, for example, by making an appointment

00:22 and coming to a port of entry, asylum will still be available to them.

00:26 Still available.

00:27 But if an individual chooses not to use our legal pathways, if they choose to come without

00:32 permission and against the law, they'll be restricted from receiving asylum and staying

00:37 in the United States.

00:39 This action will help us gain control of our border, restore order to the process.

00:44 This ban will remain in place until the number of people trying to enter illegally is reduced

00:50 to a level that our system can effectively manage.

00:53 We'll carry out this order consistent with all our responsibilities under international

00:57 law, every one of them.

00:59 In addition to this action, we recently made important reforms in our asylum system, more

01:05 efficient and more secure reforms.

01:07 The goal is to deliver decisions on asylum as quickly as possible.

01:11 The quicker the decision -- the quicker decision means that a migrant is less likely to pay

01:15 a criminal smuggler thousands of dollars to take him on a dangerous journey, knowing that

01:21 if, in fact, they move in the wrong direction, they're returned around quickly.

01:26 Two weeks ago, the Department of Justice stated -- started a new docket in the immigration

01:31 courts to address cases where people have recently crossed the border and make -- can

01:35 they make a decision within six months rather than six years, because that's what happens

01:40 now.

01:41 Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security has proposed new rules to allow federal law

01:46 enforcement to more quickly remove asylum seekers that have criminal convictions and

01:50 remove them from the United States.

01:53 My administration has also recently launched new efforts to go after criminal networks

01:59 that profit from smuggling migrants to our border and incentivize people to give tips

02:04 to law enforcement, provide information that brings smugglers to justice.

02:09 We're also sending additional federal prosecutors to hotspots along the border and prosecute

02:15 individuals who break our immigration laws.

02:19 One other critical step that we will be taking, and that has made a huge difference, we're

02:24 continuing to work closely with our Mexican neighbors instead of attacking Mexico.

02:29 And it's worked.

02:31 We've built a strong partnership of trust between the Mexican President López Obrador,

02:36 and I'm going to do the same with the Mexican-elect president who I spoke with yesterday.

02:41 We've chosen to work together with Mexico as an equal partner, and the facts are clear.

02:47 Due to the arrangements that I've reached with President Obrador, the number of migrants

02:52 coming and shared to our shared border unlawfully in recent months has dropped dramatically.

02:58 But while these steps are important, they're not enough.

President Biden Outlines How His Executive Order Will Help 'Gain Control Of Our Border'

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