But Biden, who is running for reelection, faces withering criticism from migrant advocates, who say he’s abandoning more humanitarian methods, and from Republicans, who claim he’s soft on border security.Īt the Chaparral port of entry in Tijuana on Friday, a few migrants approached U.S. If it works, the system could fundamentally alter how migrants come to the southern border. Up to 1,000 can enter daily through land crossings with Mexico if they snag an appointment on the app. The legal pathways touted by the administration consist of a program that permits up to 30,000 people a month from Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter if they apply online with a financial sponsor and enter through an airport.Ībout 100 processing centers are opening in Guatemala, Colombia and elsewhere for migrants to apply to go to the U.S., Spain or Canada. Fearing deportation, Depablos did not want to cross illegally. “I hope it’s a little better and that the appointments are streamlined a little more,” said Yeremy Depablos, 21, a Venezuelan traveling with seven cousins who has been waiting in the city for a month. And lawsuits sought to stop some of the measures. Migrants with appointments walked across a bridge hoping for a new life. Others hunched over cellphones trying to access an appointment-scheduling app that that is a centerpiece of the new system. while defying officials shouting for them to turn back. Migrants along the border continued to wade into the Rio Grande to take their chances getting into the U.S. He said the agency did not have specific numbers. “We did not see any substantial increase in immigration this morning,” said Blas Nunez-Neto assistant secretary for border and immigration policy at the Department of Homeland Security. Less than 24 hours after the rules known as Title 42 were lifted, migrants and government officials were still assessing the effect of the change and the new regulations adopted by President Joe Biden’s administration to stabilize the region. before the end of pandemic-related immigration restrictions. and Mexico was relatively calm Friday, offering few signs of the chaos that was feared following a rush by worried migrants to enter the U.S.
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - The border between the U.S.
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