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Expert: President Cannot "Just Shut the Border"

March 07, 2024 (1 min read)

Megan Loe, Verify, Mar. 6, 2024

"THE QUESTION: Can a president completely shut down the border with an executive order? ... THE ANSWER: No, a president cannot completely shut down the border with an executive order. A full border closure would violate federal laws granting people the right to seek asylum. ... [F]ederal law does give the president broad powers to suspend the entry of certain noncitizens who are “detrimental to the interests of the United States.” But that “doesn’t mean [the president] can just shut the border,” Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law practice at Cornell Law School, said."

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