Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border

Kamala Harris visits the US border with Mexico in Arizona (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

The Biden administration is making asylum restrictions at the US southern border even tougher, as it is increasingly eager to show voters uneasy over immigration that it is taking a hard stance on border security.

The new rules, which toughen restrictions announced in June, bar migrants from being granted asylum when US officials deem that the southern border is overwhelmed.