The US will continue with expedited expulsions for illegal crossings

Although the restrictions on asylum imposed in 2020 by the former president may end donald trump, USA will continue to expeditiously expel migrants who cross the border illegally and have no legal basis to stay in the country, Blas Núñez-Neto, Acting Undersecretary for Border Policy and Immigration at the Department of Homeland Security, said Tuesday.

In addition, he indicated that talks are underway with third countries to repatriate nationals whose returns to their countries of origin cannot be done directly. One of these cases is that of the Venezuelans —since Washington does not have diplomatic relations with Caracas— and for this they are talking, among others, with Mexico, said the undersecretary.

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Nuñez-Neto offered a virtual press conference after a US judge ordered last week that the asylum restrictions that Trump imposed in March 2020 on the grounds of preventing the spread of the pandemic must end by December 21. Since that date there have been 2.4 million expulsions due to that public health law called Title 42.

Another judge from another state had previously ruled that rule should continue, and on Monday night 15 conservative US states filed an initiative to join the legal battle and try to get Title 42 to continue.

All these movements take place amid a growing flow of migrants to the United States, especially Venezuelans. Washington announced in October a plan to offer legal visas to a part of these nationals who meet certain requirements, such as arriving in the United States by air and after applying for permission virtually.

The agencies of the UN and countries like Mexico welcomed this program of granting visas to Venezuelans although they trusted that it could be expanded.

The Joe Biden administration has spent more than a year preparing for the end of the Title 42 and, according to the official, he is implementing a plan that, among other measures, aims to reduce the processing time for asylum seekers at the border but will have “legal consequences or expedited expulsions” for those who cross illegally.

All of this, including repatriations, would be done under a migration law called Title 8 and that has been in force for decades.

“We know that the coyotes are spreading rumors and false information”said Nunez-Neto. That is why he stressed that those who cross illegally and cannot stay in the United States “They will be deported.”

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The undersecretary did not offer details about the new plans to process asylum seekers at the border but guaranteed that the plan “take advantage of all government resources” and added that it entails joint work with Mexico to fight against traffickers.

the end of Title 42 fears a greater arrival of migrants to USA from Mexico, for which the official indicated that they have 23,000 agents working on the border.

The Title 8 allows repatriations and “expedited removals” but it also guarantees that if the migrant expresses fear of being returned or requests asylum, the case would have to reach a judge.

Source: Elcomercio

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