Has the process for asylum claims been abused at the Southern border?

There was a record number of asylum claims at the Southern border. The countries they’re coming from are not countries in crisis. Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Colombia… none of these countries are war zones. They’re not impoverished. They’re all fine. I’ve spent time in them - they’re quite nice. And even the rough parts aren’t anything near what we see in legit countries in crisis like Ukraine Haiti, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Afghanistan (I would find it hard to doubt the legitimacy of any asylum claims coming from those countries).

Has the asylum system been abused? If it has, is this not at the expense of legitimate asylum claims, and would this not be a compelling reason to better enforce the border?

What are your thoughts?

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/23/nx-s1-5272406/trump-suspends-asylum