The Biden administration says it will continue to immediately remove most migrants who cross the border without authorization but will allow some asylum seekers from Latin American countries to apply for protection.
Migrants cross the shallow waters of the Rio Grande . On Jan. 5, the Biden administration announced new rules to limit authorized crossings while also expanding parole eligibility for migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti.The Biden administration will continue to immediately remove most migrants who cross the border without authorization but will allow some asylum seekers from Latin American countries to apply for protection.
The administration will maintain the controversial Title 42 rule that allows for the immediate expulsion of migrants without the chance to apply for asylum. The Biden administration tried to end the policy, which was put in place by the Trump administration in March 2020. But lawsuits from several Republican-led states,kept it in place. The United States Supreme Court will decide on the legality of the rule later this year.
Mayorkas added that DHS plans to propose a rule that would allow for a five-year ban on entering the country for migrants who circumvented the new policies. “As a deterrence approach, Title 42 is a failure. It has only encouraged migrants to cross repeatedly and in increasingly remote and dangerous areas,” said Marisa Limón Garza, the executive director at Las Americas. “Through this policy, migrants’ lives and wellbeing are at risk through kidnapping, smuggling, labor trafficking, and other human rights violations.”
Earlier Thursday, Biden said his ultimate goal was to come together with Republicans on a comprehensive solution to immigration, which previous administrations failed to accomplish. But Biden said Republicans aren’t serious about moving forward on the issue and instead are using it to score political points.
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