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In this first trip to the border since he took office, President Joe Biden, who is Catholic, sought to "assess border enforcement operations" and talk to those helping to manage "the historic number of migrants fleeing political oppression and gang violence in Venezuela, Haiti, Nicaragua and Cuba," according to the White House.
Biden's first border visit as president comes days after a new policy aimed at reducing illegal migration has been criticized by migrant advocates for limiting asylum access
President Joe Biden is touring the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since taking office two years ago. The president’s new policy aimed at reducing illegal migration has been criticized by migrant advocates for limiting asylum access.