Because other migrants arrived in Southern Mexico before them, the migrants had been unable to find employment there. Many have taken action as a result of it and a slowdown in asylum appointments made through the ICE app CPB One.
“My country is in terrible shape, and the president does nothing to help us. It takes time to get documents, but we spent a week by the border,” said 48-year-old Honduran Roberto Domínguez. “We are unable to leave the city and the documents we receive are only for our stay in Tapachula.”
“That’s the reason we’re afraid.” Joel Zambrano, a Venezuelan, stated, “They say this could change because they could shut down the CBP One appointment and the services which are helping migrants.”
Biden has been forced to adopt a more robust stance on border security. It’s working, no surprise. However, it won’t deter asylum seekers who believe they qualify for protection if they are subjected to a hangnail by their own government.
According to CBS News’ Camilo Montoya-Galvez, the Biden administration last month unveiled new rules to strengthen the partial asylum prohibition it implemented at the southern U.S. border in June. This step is likely to prolong the stringent immigration policy forever. The main cause of the decline in unauthorized migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border this year, according to administration officials, is the restrictions on asylum.”
“Many migrants who came to the U.S. through a sponsorship program created to lower illegal border crossings will now lose their legal statuses by the end of October since the Biden White House decided not to extend their coverage.”
Around 117,000 Venezuelans, 111,000 Cubans, 214,000 Haitians, and 96,000 Nicaraguans have arrived in the United States thus far under the program to live and work lawfully for a period of two years. Venezuelans who began entering the country through the scheme in October 2022 will be the first group to lose their parole status this month.
Voters in America are infamously forgetful. Are Republicans doing enough to keep voters’ attention focused on the border crisis that occurred earlier this year? Not in my opinion.
