![]() The State Department also plans to open about 100 regional processing centers in the Western hemisphere where migrants can apply to come to the US, though the timeline is unclear. That includes parole programs for eligible nationalities to apply to enter the US and expanding access to an app for migrants to make an appointment to present themselves at a port of entry. ![]() The administration also plans to return Cubans, Venezuelans, Haitians and Nicaraguans to Mexico if they cross the border unlawfully, marking the first time the US has sent non-Mexican nationals back across the border.īoth policies have been fiercely criticized by Biden allies who argue they’re too restrictive and break with US law, as well as Biden’s campaign commitments to restore asylum.īut senior administration officials stress the actions are necessary to encourage people to use lawful pathways to come to the US. If migrants are found ineligible for asylum, they could be removed through the speedy deportation process, known as “expedited removal,” that would bar them from the US for five years. Migrants who secure an appointment through the CBP One app will be exempt, according to officials. The rule, proposed earlier this year, will presume migrants are ineligible for asylum in the US if they didn’t first seek refuge in a country they transited through, like Mexico, on the way to the border. US border authorities encountered more than 10,000 migrants along the US southern border on Tuesday, according to a Homeland Security official, already surpassing government estimates in the aftermath of Title 42 just days from it expiring.Īmong the new policy measures the administration is putting into place are a new asylum rule that will largely bar migrants who passed through another country from seeking asylum in the US. The Covid-19 pandemic and political insecurity, and climate change have exacerbated what was normally pushing people to migrate.”Īdministration officials are setting plans in motion to try to manage the flow. “Twenty million people are displaced across the region. “This is a really unprecedented moment in the Americas,” a senior administration official said Tuesday. What is Title 42, why is it ending and what's happening now at the border? (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) Christian Chavez/AP The Biden administration has requested 1,500 troops for the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of pandemic-era restrictions. Migrants camp out next to the border barrier between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. And it will pose an immediate challenge for the administration. ET, in conjunction with the end of the Covid-19 public health emergency. Now, more than two years into Biden’s presidency and on the heels of his campaign announcement, the rule is set to expire on Thursday at 11:59 p.m. The rule became a source of tension, both within the administration and politically as Democrats hammered the administration for not ending it sooner and Republicans sought its extension. Since Biden took office, administration officials have been aware that Title 42 would eventually have to go as the pandemic, on which the authority is based, receded. President Joe Biden put it simply Tuesday: “It’s going to be chaotic for a while.” But, officials concede, the high number of border arrests in the coming days will still pose a steep challenge. ![]() The Biden administration is rolling out unprecedented measures intended to levy consequences against migrants who cross the border unlawfully in the wake of Title 42’s expiration this week. ![]()
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