USA
The controversial Title 42 imposed by Trump in the context of the pandemic allowed migrants to be returned without any formality. Thousands of people have been crowding the border for days, relying on a relaxation of measures, even though the Biden administration has already approved another order.
This Friday at 00:00 has expired in the United States (US) the controversial Title 42the Trump-era immigration policies that allowed hot returns in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
Since its entry into force in March 2020, the US 2.5 million migrants deported arrived in the country without completing any formalities. This policy has been widely reviled by human rights activists and, despite criticism from his own party, is enforced by Democrat Joe Biden’s administration.
With the fall of the standard, Title 8 will be applied, the standard that has traditionally governed migration in the United States and establishes a process of processing. However, the administration of President Joe Biden has announced New measures restricting access to asylum applications at the border with Mexico. Migrants must apply for asylum earlier, under strict conditions, and if they are refused, they cannot apply again for five years. Sanctions and legal consequences are provided for those who reoffend.
thousands of migrantsfrom several Latin American countries, have been sitting near the border fences between Mexico and the United States for days, relying on a relaxation of measures.
Biden himself has admitted that “chaos” will reign for several days and has the dispatch of 1500 soldiers to the southern border, in addition to the 2,500 troops already deployed. It is expected that 10,000 arrests will be made every day.
The shelters in Mexico’s main border towns cannot cope. On the other hand, the city of El Paso, for example, has set up 4,500 beds to accommodate refugees who have passed through police control.
“Starting tonight, people who arrive at the border without using legal routes will not be eligible for asylum. We stand ready to process and humanely process those who do not have a legal basis to remain in the United States. manner,” the secretary said in a statement. of National Security, Alejandro Mayorkas.
“Don’t believe the lies of human traffickers. The border is not open“, has warned.
Source: EITB
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