The new rules, which toughen restrictions announced in June, bar migrants from being granted asylum when US officials deem that the southern border is overwhelmed.

The Biden administration will toughen an asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border to keep it in place for longer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials said on Monday, signaling a desire to further curb illegal crossings.

The restrictions are the latest indication of how much the Biden-Harris administration has pivoted toward a more punitive approach at the southern border.

Illegal border crossings have dropped by 55 percent since June as a result of Biden's executive order, which is going from temporary to effectively permanent.

Biden administration announces tougher asylum restrictions, with voters increasingly worried over border security

The Biden administration will toughen an asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border to keep it in place for longer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials said on Monday, signaling a desire to further curb illegal crossings.

The Biden administration announced new regulations to shore up the partial asylum ban​ it enacted at the U.S. southern border in June.

Biden officials touted tens of thousands of deportations under harsh asylum restrictions from June ahead of a new move to keep those measures in place longer. Why it matters: Former President Trump has made immigration central to his reelection bid,