The Biden administration plans to welcome some Latin American and Caribbean migrants currently waiting in Mexico into the U.S. through the refugee resettlement program as part of another effort to offer them an alternative to crossing the border illegally.
The initiative will allow eligible migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who are living in Mexico to come to the U.S. with, which puts them on a path to permanent residency and citizenship, and makes them eligible for government assistance through the early resettlement process.
The refugee program is likely to include several eligibility restrictions, including for migrants who recently entered Mexico, U.S. officials said, requesting anonymity to discuss internal plans. Still, the initiative would mark the first time the U.S. will be conducting refugee processing in Mexico on a large scale.
The administration has been processing and admitting tens of thousands of migrants at ports of entry along the southern border through an app-powered system, and bringing in up to 30,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans with U.S. sponsors at airports each month. These populations have been welcomed under the humanitarian parole authority, which allows them to work legally in the U.S. but does not make them eligible for permanent status or refugee benefits.
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