must first secure the border and secure it now. james: what the new policy means for migrants coming into the united states illegally. we ve just crossed the border into mexico to hear what this executive order means for people on this side of the border. james: the cbs evening news starts now. good evening, i m james brown in for norah o donnell, and in just hours, 12:01 a.m. eastern time, president biden s aggressive new border restrictions take effect. the impact of this executive action will be immediately, soon, u.s. immigration officials will be authorized to deport large numbers of migrants without processing their asylum claims. the restrictions will stay in effect until illegal crossings dip below 1500 migrants a day, and they will be triggered again if crossings spike. we have team coverage from the border to the white house, and that s where we start, with cbs s nancy cordes. nancy, this is a dramatic election-year move. what does this mean? reporter:
the united states illegally. we ve just crossed the border into mexico to hear what this executive order means for people on this side of the border. james: the cbs evening news starts now. and just hours at 12:01 a.m. eastern time, president biden s aggressive new border restrictions take effect. i m james brown in for norah o donnell. the impact of this executive action will be immediately, soon, u.s. immigration officials will be authorized to deport large numbers of migrants without processing their asylum claims. the restrictions will stay in effect until illegal crossings dipped below 1500 migrants a day, and they will be triggered again if crossings spike. we have team coverage from the border to the white house, and that s where we start, with cbs s nancy cordes. nancy, this is a dramatic election-year move. what does this mean? reporter: j.b., what this means is that starting tomorrow, most migrants who cross the border illegally will not be allowed to se
two days before our first heat wave of the summer. reporter: and today, arizona lawmakers passed a proposal to ask voters in november whether to make crossing unlawfully from mexico into the state a state crime. j.b.? james: lilia luciano and nancy cordes, thank you so much. jurors and hunter biden s federal gun trial got their first look at key evidence today. a photo of hunter biden shortlists, pictures of drugs, and the gun application document at the center of the case. cbs s scott macfarlane was inside the courtroom for the dramatic first day of testimony. reporter: and emotional first day in the trial of hunter biden, with the first lady and hunter biden s wife seated behind the president s son, prosecutors and fbi agent f biden s 2021 audiobook of his memoirs, in which he narrated his descent into addiction to crack cocaine in 2018. i used my superpower, finding crack anytime, anywhere, less