Immigration Reform

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The administration is trying to punish anyone who enters the United States illegally or doesn't seek protection in another country they transit and route to the US border. This far exceeds the authorities that are given to the executive branch by Congress under the Immigration and Nationality Act. It really shows how this administration has become a little harder on immigration than what a lot of these groups expected from President Biden, says CNN's John Berman.

President Biden promised a more humane approach to immigration when he entered office. After two years and a flurry of activity on asylum policies, the Washington Post’s Nick Miroff explains whether Biden has delivered.

This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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