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White House Message To Migrants: "The Border Is Not Open" : The NPR Politics Podcast As a major pandemic-related immigration policy is scheduled to end, the Biden administration is warning the tens of thousands of migrants hoping to cross into the U.S. via its southern border that they should instead apply for asylum using the government's app or through a processing center in their home countries.

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

The podcast is produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. Our editor is Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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White House Message To Migrants: "The Border Is Not Open"

White House Message To Migrants: "The Border Is Not Open"

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at a press conference on May 5, 2023 in Brownsville, Texas. Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images hide caption

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As a major pandemic-related immigration policy is scheduled to end, the Biden administration is warning the tens of thousands of migrants hoping to cross into the U.S. via its southern border that they should instead apply for asylum using the government's app or through a processing center in their home countries.

The podcast is produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. Our editor is Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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