Biden to visit U.S.-Mexico border Sunday as White House rolls out new immigration rules

U.S. President Joe Biden volition sojourn the confederate borderline metropolis of El Paso, Texas, connected Sunday to conscionable with section officials and code enforcement operations connected the U.S.-Mexico border, elder medication officials said Thursday.

The announcement came successful a briefing with reporters astir caller migration rules the medication said volition grow ineligible pathways to the U.S. for migrants from Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua portion imposing caller punishments for amerciable entry.

The details of the travel were revealed 1 time aft Biden said he planned to sojourn the border for the archetypal time, astir 2 years aft taking office. His lack has drawn changeless attacks from Republicans captious of the administration's borderline policies, blaming the White House for a roiling migrant crisis.

Biden was scheduled to present remarks astir borderline information and enforcement astatine 11:15 a.m. ET. He volition beryllium accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, whom Biden antecedently tasked with handling migration issues.

Biden is acceptable to be the North American Leaders' Summit successful Mexico City connected Monday and Tuesday.

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