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UN expresses deep concern over new US asylum restrictions
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240605-un-expresses-deep-concern-over-new-us-asylum-limitsUN expresses deep concern over new US asylum restrictions
The United Nations said it was "profoundly concerned" by the new asylum restrictions on the US-Mexico border unveiled Tuesday by US President Joe Biden and urged Washington to think again.
Issued on: 05/06/2024 - 02:55
By: NEWS WIRES
Biden ordered sweeping new migrant curbs on the southern US border in a bid to neutralise one of his political weak spots in his re-election battle against Donald Trump.
The executive order bans migrants who enter the country illegally from claiming asylum when numbers surge past 2,500 in a day, as well as making it easier to deport them back to Mexico.
"UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is profoundly concerned about the new asylum measures announced today by the United States which impose harsh restrictions on the right to seek asylum in the country," it said in a statement.
"The new measures will deny access to asylum for many individuals who are in need of international protection, and who may now find themselves without a viable option for seeking safety and even at risk of refoulement," being sent back across the border, it added.
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The United Nations said it was "profoundly concerned" by the new asylum restrictions on the US-Mexico border unveiled Tuesday by US President Joe Biden and urged Washington to think again.
Issued on: 05/06/2024 - 02:55
By: NEWS WIRES
Biden ordered sweeping new migrant curbs on the southern US border in a bid to neutralise one of his political weak spots in his re-election battle against Donald Trump.
The executive order bans migrants who enter the country illegally from claiming asylum when numbers surge past 2,500 in a day, as well as making it easier to deport them back to Mexico.
"UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is profoundly concerned about the new asylum measures announced today by the United States which impose harsh restrictions on the right to seek asylum in the country," it said in a statement.
"The new measures will deny access to asylum for many individuals who are in need of international protection, and who may now find themselves without a viable option for seeking safety and even at risk of refoulement," being sent back across the border, it added.
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