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What will new US immigration restrictions mean for migrants?

US President Joe Biden’s new measures replace Donald Trump’s pandemic-era laws.

Asylum seekers have been rushing towards the United States border as Trump-era restrictions introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted.

The Biden administration is replacing the previous rules with strict new measures.

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Critics have said the new rules make it tougher for asylum seekers, but supporters say they amount to a fair yet robust approach.

What impact will they have? And how do they differ from Trump’s policy?

Presenter: Imran Khan

Guests:

Richard Goodstein – Democratic political consultant and former adviser to US President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore

Alex Miller – Director of the Immigration Justice Campaign at the American Immigration Council

Adolfo Franco – Republican strategist and former assistant administrator for the Latin America and Caribbean Bureau at US Agency for International Development