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A Border Patrol agent releases migrants at a San Diego transit center in San Diego, Calif., Thursday, June 6, 2024. President Joe Biden has suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border under a new policy unveiled this week. But the proclamation has an exception for “operational considerations.” The Homeland Security Department said in a detailed document outlining the ban that “demographics and nationalities encountered at the border significantly impact” its ability to deport people. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat)