By Virginia Allen | The Daily Signal
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday giving himself the authority to close the border when the seven-day average of daily border crossings between ports of entry exceeds 2,500.
The order is set to take effect immediately, since the daily threshold has already been met. The border will only reopen if crossings between ports fall to a seven-day daily average of 1,500 or less.
Biden is drawing on the authority in Title 8 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to temporarily close the border.