Flow of migrants at the US-Mexico border
The US reported that 26,382 irregular migrants were captured in the last 3 days on the border with Mexico in the south.
The head of US Customs and Border Protection, Raúl Ortiz Ruiz, announced that 7,399 irregular migrants managed to escape law enforcement. Ruiz pointed out that 26,382 irregular immigrants were detained at the border in the last 3 days and pointed out that hundreds of kilograms of drugs were seized from the immigrants.
In a statement on the subject, the Minister of National Security of the United States, Alejandro Majorkas, indicated that as of May 12, deportation procedures will be implemented for those who do not use legal means to enter the country.
SOLDIERS SENT TO THE BORDER
Measures for irregular migrants have been tightened at the southern border as the US’s Covid-19-era authorization, which allows for expedited deportation of immigrants, is set to expire this week. The US Department of Homeland Security announced it would deploy 1,500 troops to the country’s southern border on May 2 to support domestic immigration authorities when Article 42 expires.
The “42. The “Article” arrangement was used to deport irregular migrants seeking humanitarian protection to Mexico after being turned away. The current Joe Biden administration in the US had also decided to continue the practice with the promise of designing a “humane asylum system”.
Republicans accuse the Biden administration of failing to take adequate action on issues such as illegal immigration, human and drug trafficking, while some Democrats accuse Biden of implementing “anti-immigration” policies comparable to those of the Trump era.
According to the information shared by the US Border Patrol, most irregular immigrants are deported in less than 2 hours according to the law to prevent the spread of Kovid-19. In the US media it is stated that approximately 7,000 irregular migrants have arrived daily from the southern border of the country in recent days, and this figure is expected to increase in the coming weeks. (AA)