The Biden administration will toughen an asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border to keep it in place for longer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials said on Monday, signaling a desire to further curb illegal crossings.

The Biden administration will toughen an asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border to keep it in place for longer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials said on Monday, signaling a desire to further curb illegal crossings.

The restrictions are the latest indication of how much the Biden-Harris administration has pivoted toward a more punitive approach at the southern border.

The new rules, which toughen restrictions announced in June, bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials deem that the border is overwhelmed.

Biden administration officials have credited the policy for leading to the dramatic reduction in illegal crossings.

Biden administration announces tougher asylum restrictions, with voters increasingly worried over border security

The Biden administration announced new regulations to shore up the partial asylum ban​ it enacted at the U.S. southern border in June.