Biden issues order limiting asylum seekers from crossing US-Mexico border

President's move comes amid voter dissatisfaction over immigration as leftwing and Latino lawmakers express alarm

Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that will temporarily shut down the US-Mexico border to asylum seekers attempting to cross between lawful ports of entry, when a daily threshold of crossings has been exceeded.

The order will take effect immediately, senior administration officials said on a press call. Those seeking asylum will be held to a much more rigorous standard for establishing credible fear of returning to their home country, although certain groups - including human trafficking victims and unaccompanied children - would be excluded from the ban.