Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal reacts to executive order limiting asylum claims at US border

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Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal joined KOMO anchor Mary Nam to talk about President Biden's new executive order intending to limit asylum claims at the Southern border. According to the latest data by Customs and Border Protection, there were 179,725 encounters at the Southern border in April. This is down from 189,357 in March. These numbers, however, are a big decrease from December when there were nearly 302,000 encounters. There have been over 1.5 million encounters this fiscal year to date, meaning it has outpaced fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023 so far. -------------------------------------------------- For more on the lead story: https://www.komonews.com/news/nation-world/how-president-biden-executive-order-works-limit-asylum-claims-southern-border-migrants-encounters-patrol-mexico-ports-of-entry-congressional-action _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KOMO News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KOMONews/ KOMO News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/komonews KOMO News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/komo4 KOMO News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@komo4seattle Subscribe to KOMO on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC__2_0RJ8XnHt2angfw6S1Q/?sub_confirmation=1 Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G97AyNO_3IE&list=PLZm7uq7_dyY6qhFFIwgXRvYpkaOnZEabc&index=2&t=0s For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.komonews.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://komonews.com/watch Download our iOS App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/komo-news-mobile/id433508161?mt=8 Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newssynergy.komo&hl=en Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 206.404.4000 KOMO News (ABC 4) provides the latest breaking news, sports, weather, traffic, and local event coverage in the Seattle and Western Washington/Puget Sound area including Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, Bellingham, Yakima, and surrounding communities #komo #komonews #komo4 #komo4news #seattle #seattlenews #washingtonnews #migrant #immigration #border #southernborder #mexico #asylum #refugee #greencard #jayapal #congress #politics #usa #washington This video and all Sinclair Broadcast Group content archives of local news and sports coverage are available for your use. For more information contact us at [email protected]