Reason for increase in migrants at Mexico-U. S. border
2023.01.09 05:46
Reason for increase in migrants at Mexico-U. S. border
Budrigannews.com – Prior to a trip to Mexico and following the announcement of new measures to reduce border crossings, U.S. President Joe Biden is making his first visit to the border between the United States and Mexico since assuming office in January 2021 on Sunday.
What is going on at the border between the United States and Mexico right now, and why are crossings reaching record levels?
The highest number of arrests ever recorded was made by the U.S. Border Patrol during the 2022 fiscal year, which ended in September.
However, many of those were individuals who had attempted to cross multiple times before being swiftly expelled back to Mexico under Title 42, a COVID-era order.
Under Republican former President Donald Trump, an immigration hardliner, the policy was implemented in March 2020. Biden, a Democrat, attempted to revoke the Title 42 order, which health officials claimed was unnecessary, but the termination was stopped in court.
Prior to last year, Mexico had generally only accepted the expulsion of its own citizens and migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador in Central America. Following Mexico’s agreement to accept the removal of Venezuelan migrants in October, the number of Venezuelans crossing the border decreased dramatically.
On Thursday, Vice President Biden made the announcement that Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans, who have also been arriving in greater numbers, will now face expulsion under Title 42 as well.
Prior to Title 42, migrants were permitted to approach a U.S. port of entry and declare that they feared returning to their home country, which initiates the asylum procedure.
A U.S. asylum officer or immigration court requires immigrants seeking protection to demonstrate that they have been or fear being persecuted on the basis of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.
Even if they cross the border illegally and surrender to border agents, migrants who have arrived in the United States are eligible to apply for asylum. However, winning a case is a lengthy and complicated process that can take years due to backlogs.
The Biden administration has stated that it wishes to increase resources in order to process more claims more quickly, but it is constrained by budgetary and other issues.
In addition, the administration stated in its announcement on Thursday that it would increase its use of an app called CBP One, which allows asylum seekers to enter their information as a pre-screening step before being scheduled at a U.S. port.
Title 8 of the Immigration and Nationality Act governs the processing of immigrants who cannot be expelled under Title 42. During the time that their immigration cases are pending, they may either be detained or allowed to enter the United States.
As long as they attend immigration checkpoints and court hearings, asylum seekers can apply for work permits. Electronic monitoring, like ankle bracelets, is mandatory for some. They run the risk of being deported if they miss their hearings or lose their cases.
Last year, the Republican governors of Texas and Arizona bused thousands of migrants from the border to northern cities like New York and Washington, D.C., claiming that doing so relieves pressure in border communities and sends a political message to Democrats and Biden. El Paso, Texas, had its own busing campaign, but it has since stopped.
The administration stated that, if they have a sponsor in the United States, it would accept up to 30,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela by air each month under a new temporary “humanitarian parole” program.
Being sponsored by a U.S. citizen or business, going to a specific job, or going to school are all legal ways for immigrants to enter the country. However, the process of obtaining a visa can be time-consuming, costly, and not always accessible to the most vulnerable individuals.
After Trump dramatically cut admissions during his term, the Biden administration also set a goal of resettling 125,000 refugees who apply from abroad in 2022. The COVID pandemic’s delays, on the other hand, have made it much harder for the United States to reach that objective.
Biden stated that he wanted Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform when he took office in 2021. Many people believe that the immigration system is broken, so such efforts to fix it have been a long-term goal of many administrations, but lawmakers haven’t been able to agree on anything in recent years.
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