The Biden administration is expected to implement new asylum restrictions, mirroring Trump's policies

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(CNN) --

The Joe Biden administration is expected to publish a new rule Tuesday that would largely bar migrants who traveled through other countries on their way to the US border from seeking asylum in the United States. and Mexico, according to a source familiar with the plan, marking a departure from a decades-old protocol.

The new regulation — initially announced as part of a broader patchwork of border policies in January — has already been widely condemned by immigrant advocates and Democratic lawmakers.

Critics argue that it reflects a Trump-era policy that severely limited the ability of migrants to apply for asylum in the United States.

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Officials in the Biden administration have rejected the comparison.

The rule will not take effect immediately, as it is expected to be published in the Federal Register and first undergo public comment.

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