“Do not come, we will help you at your home” Biden said to the migrants

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“Today we are unable to manage the high number of migrants arriving and unfortunately we must use Article 42 which allows, during the pandemic, the immediate expulsion of migrants without formalities”, so they recognized in front of the journalists Juan González and Ricardo Zúñiga, heads of the immigration service of the Biden administration.

“Trump has effectively dismantled our ability to have a secure border to handle other flows,” the two senior officials admitted.

Juan González, Western Hemisphere Security Officer and Ricardo Zúñiga for Central America are defining a common strategy to legalize 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, give $ 4,000 million in aid to Central America and close with previous aggressive policies against the right to humanitarian asylum.

Joe Biden’s first few months were characterized by a spike in arrivals that put the system in trouble. Last month, border authorities registered more than 100,000 illegal crossings, a daily average of 3,500 people, the highest number since 2019.

At the same time, the collection centers are collapsing and 16,000 minors are in government custody.

Juan González announced that he is working in three directions: attention to those who arrive, moving procedures to the countries of origin and fighting the causes that cause emigration. But the government’s message is clear: “Do not come. The border is not open, we are trying to respond quickly to the humanitarian situation in the countries affected by hurricanes and we are developing strategies with the countries to create opportunities there”.

The US official also said that negotiations are underway for asylum applications to be handled in the country of origin “We are trying, for those with credible asylum requests, to create legal pathways so that they do not have to flee their country.”

In responding to criticism from Republicans who accuse Biden of loosening controls and thus causing false hopes, Gonzales argued that “Trump’s solutions were to build walls and ignore our international humanitarian obligations by dismantling the legal immigration and asylum system. An answer that has forgotten all the problems south of the border. Migrants, drug and arms flows pass through the entry points “.

As for Central America, Zúñiga told reporters “that it is important to move swiftly against corruption using US tools, including the ability to suspend visas, sanction individuals and freeze assets used in bribery for violation of human rights and money laundering from drug trafficking ”.

But, beyond the strong commitment made by the new administration, the issues of illegal migration and the flow of drugs and weapons are still a long way from being resolved. They certainly represent a possible threat to the growing popularity of the new president who, on the contrary, on the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, is showing great determination at the rate of over 3 million vaccinations per day.

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