Biden Proclamation Suspends Migrant Entry into the U.S.

This is a developing story.

The president's Proclamation today cites numerous attempts to 'reach across the aisle' for solutions to the immigration crisis facing the U.S.

Previous administrations have asked for 'commonsense reforms'.

Today, President Biden, via Executive Order, opted to suspend entry of any noncitizen seeking asylum into the United States across the southern border.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a)) and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, hereby find that, absent the measures set forth in this proclamation, the entry into the United States of persons described in section 1 of this proclamation under circumstances described in section 2 of this proclamation would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, and that their entry should be subject to certain restrictions, limitations, and exceptions. I therefore hereby proclaim the following:

Section 1. Suspension and Limitation on Entry. The entry of any noncitizen into the United States across the southern border is hereby suspended and limited, subject to section 3 of this proclamation. This suspension and limitation on entry shall be effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 5, 2024. The suspension and limitation directed in this proclamation shall be discontinued pursuant to subsection 2(a) of this proclamation, subject to subsection 2(b) of this proclamation.

Full remarks here.

"I think it's a step in the right direction", said Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), saying this his state "deserves a real solution at the border."

Others worry that the president's recent move is a political one in an attempt to sure up votes in the upcoming election, 'asking what took so long?'

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) warns the president's EO 'has more political risk than political benefit", saying the president creating the border crisis 'intentionally."

"His own base is going to reject it", he said.

See also: Fact-checking attempts to solve the border crisis.

Participants who joined the president during his remarks not only included Senator Kelly, but other representatives and stakeholders who have witnessed, firsthand, the impact migrant border crossings have had on their state:

Governor Kathy Hochul (NY)
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM)
Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21)
Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24)
Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49)
Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04)
Rep. Tom Suozzi (NY-03)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, Texas
Mayor Oscar Leeser, El Paso, Texas
Mayor Ramiro Garza, Edinburg, Texas
Mayor Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen, Texas
Mayor Victor Treviño, Laredo, Texas
Mayor John Cowen, Brownsville, Texas
Sherriff Javier Salazar, Bexar County, Texas
Supervisor Manuel Ruiz, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

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