Fewer migrants are allowed to enter the country or are being considered for asylum under Biden’s border move.

According to official government figures, the number of migrants who have been released into the U.S. interior or screened for humanitarian assistance has drastically decreased as a result of President Biden’s decision to partially pause asylum proceedings at the southern border. Mr. Biden exercised sweeping executive authority in early June to exclude the majority of migrants from U.S. asylum, making it simpler for immigration agents to deport individuals who enter the country illegally. He did this in light of the unprecedented numbers of unlawful border crossings over the previous years. Following the issuance of Mr. Biden’s directive, an already slowing trend of undocumented border crossings over several months quickened. Federal records show that in July, there were 56,400 illegal migrants crossing the southern border between authorized entry points—the lowest number in over four years. The significant decline has also been linked by U.S. officials to rising summertime temperatures and a crackdown by Mexican authorities on migrants who are heading north.