United Nations 'profoundly concerned' by USasylum restrictions | BBC News

President Joe Biden has issued a sweeping executiveorder aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at theUS-Mexico border that have left him politicallyvulnerable in an election year.

Under the order, which took effect at midnight, officialscan quickly remove migrants entering the US illegallywithout processing their asylum requests.

Rival Republicans say Biden has not gone far enough,while some of the president's Democratic allies - andthe United Nations - have expressed concern.

A spokeswoman for the UN's refugee agency saidthose fearing persecution should have access to safe territory.