The Trump administration is reportedly planning to turn back all asylum seekers at both the northern and southern borders over concerns regarding the coronavirus outbreak.
Four administration officials told The New York Times on Tuesday that the policy would apply to asylum seekers and any other migrant seeking to cross the border illegally.
Ports of entry would remain open to American citizens, green card holders and some foreigners with proper documentation as well as commercial traffic, according to the report.
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Under the new policy, which the officials said would be announced within 48 hours, migrants crossing the border between the points of entry would be shuttled back to Mexico if they are crossing the southern border and would not be held for any amount of time in the U.S.
The officials said the policy is intended to prevent a coronavirus outbreak inside detention facilities, which they feared could infect large numbers of Border Patrol agents, thus softening border defenses.
It was not immediately clear if migrants seeking asylum or other protections at the ports of entry would be subject to the new policy.
While President Trump
Donald John TrumpThe Hill's Morning Report - Trump shifts his tone on coronavirus Senators balance coronavirus action with risks to health Coronavirus adds new element to rising US-Iran tensions MORE has proposed several hardline immigration policies throughout his tenure, the officials insisted that the new rule was solely crafted to combat the coronavirus.
Neither the White House nor the Department of Homeland Security immediately responded to requests for comment from The Hill.
There have been 82 confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico, compared with over 470 in Canada and roughly 5,600 in the U.S., according to The Times’s tally.
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