Is Biden embracing Trump’s border policies?

Published December 2, 2021 7:49pm ET



On Wednesday, I noted reports that the Biden administration had significantly increased deportation flights of recent illegal immigrants to their home countries. This was a break from President Joe Biden’s early commitment to policies supporting open borders and a step toward a law enforcement approach.

Today, it is being reported that the Biden administration will also soon announce a deal with Mexico to revive President Donald Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols, a program that returned illegal immigrants claiming asylum to Mexico while their asylum claims were heard in the U.S. court system.

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