Morning Update: Biden echoes Trump migration policy as number of asylum-seekers at the Mexican border swells


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Good morning, The Biden administration is renewing parts of Donald Trump’s hard-nosed migration policy with a new rule that will allow for the rapid removal of large numbers of people who did not enter the U.S. at formal ports of entry. The move comes as a surge of migrants attempts to enter the United States from Mexico and Title 42, a rule used to expel migrants without asylum claims, is set to expire today. Biden entered office pledging to reverse Trump’s immigration policies, but in many ways has maintained his predecessor’s policies, a reflection of the charged political atmosphere around...