President Biden is anticipated to sign an executive order that will permit him to temporarily close the border between the United States and Mexico to migrants, so suspending safeguards for anyone seeking asylum in the United States.
Before the November presidential election, Biden is facing tremendous political pressure to combat illegal immigration, and this order would be the most stringent border policy he has ever implemented. It also has similarities to President Trump's 2018 attempt to obstruct immigration, which was met with opposition from Democrats and was halted by federal judges.