President Biden announced new actions on border security today, aiming to "bar migrants who cross our southern border unlawfully from receiving asylum." The White House asserted in a press release that President Biden has "acted to secure our border," despite previous actions being criticized for incentivizing illegal immigration into the United States.

"Today’s announcement is intended to secure media headlines, not the border," said Selene Rodriguez, campaign director for Secure & Sovereign Texas. "The executive order does nothing to end the release of inadmissible aliens using CBP One at ports of entry and does not enforce existing U.S. law between ports of entry. Perhaps the largest loophole is that it does not account for the hundreds of thousands of gotaways that evade contact with law enforcement. While we support any action that ends catch and release policies, today’s executive order doesn’t come close to truly addressing the issue, again reinforcing he cares more about manipulating the media in an election year than the security and safety of the American people."

"Limiting illegal entries to 2,500 a day is political theater," said former U.S. Border Chief and TPPF Senior Fellow Rodney Scott. "Immigration policies that allow the current lawlessness to continue are not going to discourage foreign nationals from attempting to illegally enter our country. If we cannot control who and what enters our national home, any sense of safety is a façade."

Critics argue that this administration has exacerbated the crisis at the border and that today's announcement fails to rectify four years of neglect and malfeasance.

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