Biden set to tighten asylum access at US-Mexico border, sources say

An asylum-seeking migrant family from Brazil rest in a handmade shack while waiting to be transported by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the border from Mexico into the United States in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, April 29, 2024.

The Biden administration is set to tighten access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border via a new regulation that could be issued as soon as Thursday, four sources familiar with the matter said. The move is aimed at reducing illegal crossings.