The Biden administration has seen a **record number of executive actions** on immigration, promoting **legal immigration** and revamping the **refugee program**.
Despite increasing pathways to **legal status**, the administration's actions led to a rise in **deportations**, with around **1.5 million deportations** recorded by October 2024.
Critics note a **rightward shift** in border policies, with increased restrictions on **asylum applications** and a focus on deportations of new arrivals.
In 2024, **over 100,000 refugees** were resettled in the U.S., the highest in 30 years, marking a significant recovery from the **historic low** under the Trump administration.
The administration's **technological upgrades** improved immigration processing, yet faced challenges from an **overwhelmed** system as it dealt with a surge of migrants at the southern border.