Biden announces asylum restrictions to ‘control border’

President Joe Biden has issued new executive actions to address the surge in migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.

The actions allow officials to quickly remove migrants entering the US illegally without processing their asylum requests once a daily threshold is met and the border is "overwhelmed."

The move has been criticized by immigration activists and Democratic lawmakers, who argue it is a "step in the wrong direction" and may spark legal battles.

The White House defends the actions as necessary to "gain control of our border" amid a record number of migrant arrivals.