The Biden administration announced Friday plans to allow some Latin American and Caribbean migrants who are currently in Mexico to enter the United States as refugees.
"We encourage migrants to use these legal pathways instead of putting their lives in the hands of dangerous smugglers and traffickers," White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement.
The new initiative also allows asylum-seekers to enter a path to permanent residency and citizenship in addition to receiving government benefits only available to migrants with refugee status. As part of the agreement, Mexico also agreed to build"multipurpose international spaces" in its southern border to offer migrants new asylum and temporary employment permits before they reach the U.S.
"The expanded cooperation between the United States and Mexico to manage our shared border in a humane and orderly way is a testament to strong and enduring bonds of friendship and partnership between our two countries," the White House said. The new initiative announced by the Biden administration comes two months after the expiration of pandemic-era border restriction known asAccording to the Department of Homeland Security, about 85,000 migrants have been deported since Title 42 was lifted, that's up 65% since the same period last year, when 51,246 migrants were repatriated.
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