MIAMI, United States. – The attorneys general of 20 US states sued this Tuesday the plan of the administration of President Joe Biden for the granting of 30,000 humanitarian visas to migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Haiti, reported the news agency EFE.
The complaint It was led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. In it, the plaintiffs argue that the plan will allow the arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants to areas of the US that are already “overburdened”.
They also claimed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is abusing its authority to grant humanitarian permits.
In addition to Paxton, the lawsuit was signed by prosecutors from states such as Florida, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky, among others. The complaint includes the DHS and its head, Alejandro Mayorkas; as well as the federal agencies in charge of ensuring border security and regulating the migratory flow.
On January 5th, The US government announced that it would restrict the entry of Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants trying to enter illegally across the border with Mexico. At the same time, he indicated that he would grant 30,000 monthly humanitarian visas to migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
The White House highlighted in a statement that the measure sought to stop the current migratory wave and, in turn, create a new “orderly, safe and humane” procedure to “substantially” reduce the number of people trying to access US territory illegally.
However, slots can only be filled by those with a financial sponsor in the US.
Under the new policy, DHS empowered border officials to expeditiously remove people who attempt to enter the country without permission, have no legal basis for remaining, and cannot be removed under the new policy. Title 42.
With the new regulations, migrants who are expeditiously removed from the US will be subject to expedited expulsion to their respective countries of origin and a re-entry ban for five years.
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