Biden's asylum reform faces setbacks and criticism.

The Biden administration has paused its signature effort to reform asylum processing at the border, which allowed asylum officers to unilaterally grant and deny asylum to migrants at the southern border. The pause is a temporary measure designed to ensure that the country’s immigration agencies are prepared for a potential increase in border crossings after the end of Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that allows border agents to quickly turn back migrants. Critics say the pause signals Biden’s latest move away from reforming the asylum process and back toward Trump-style restrictions at the southern border.