Attorney General Bill Barr Cracks Down on Catch-and-Release for Asylum Seekers

Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, on April 10, 2019. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Attorney General Bill Barr decided Tuesday that asylum seekers who meet the “credible fear” threshold are no longer eligible to be released on bond, stymying at least one method illegal immigrants use to gain access to the United States.