Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown

By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is finalizing plans for a U.S.-Mexico border clampdown that would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once the number of people encountered by American border officials exceeded a new daily threshold. And President Joe Biden expected to sign an executive order as early as Tuesday. That word comes from four people familiar with the matter who weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing discussions and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Biden has been considering executive action since the collapse of a bipartisan-negotiated border bill this year. The number of illegal crossings has gone down recently but immigration remains a top concern in the 2024 election.