The previous fiscal year, which concluded in September, saw a record number of arrests in the South by US border officials. Last Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden announced fresh measures aimed at addressing the crisis. He declared that those from Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua who enter the country illegally through Mexico will be sent away by border patrol personnel right away. The new regulations build on an earlier initiative to deter Venezuelans from trying to enter the United States. Venezuelans crossing the southern border fell precipitously as a result of that initiative, which got underway in October. In his first significant speech on border security last week, Biden advised, “Do not, do not just show up at the border.”
During the past fiscal year, authorities arrested more than 2.2 million people along the U.S.-Mexico border. However, a large number of those people had attempted to cross more than once after being apprehended. The migrants were promptly deported to Mexico in accordance with Title 42, a COVID-established directive. Prior to last year, Mexico had mostly exclusively permitted the return of its own nationals as well as migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The number of Venezuelans crossing the border reduced substantially when Mexico agreed to allow expulsions of Venezuelan migrants last October.
Before Title 42, migrants had been authorized to arrive at a U.S. port of entry and tell border officials they feared returning to their home country. That would initiate the asylum procedure. In order to be granted protection, migrants must demonstrate that they are victims of persecution or that they fear they will be due to their race, religion, nationality, political beliefs, or social group membership. The immigrant must formally request asylum from an American asylum officer or through an immigration judge in the United States. Even if they enter the country illegally and pose as border guards, other migrants who arrive on American land are free to request asylum.
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