He Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of the United States reported that the number of migrants detained at the southern border with Mexico recorded its lowest point in January 2023, after two years of reporting massive arrests of migrants trying to cross illegally into US territory.
“In January (2023) we saw the lowest number of Border Patrol arrests since February 2021,” a DHS official revealed to the news agency. EFE.
The US authorities assure that this decrease is due to the expansion of Title 42which was approved in early January to allow Haitian, Cuban and Nicaraguan migrants to be immediately deported to Mexico.
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As of January 31, the arrests of people of these three nationalities, together with Venezuelans, decreased to an average of 95 a day, a 95% drop compared to the 1,231 daily arrests that were reported at the beginning of the month, the official explained.
The use of Title 42 by the Joe Biden’s government has been widely criticized by human rights organizations and even some members of the Democratic Party.
humanitarian parole
At the beginning of January, the US administration also ordered the extension of the program. “humanitarian parole” to Nicaraguans, Cubans, Haitians. With this program Joe Biden tries stop illegal migrationSince now that country will only allow the legal entry and airway of 30,000 people each month to people who meet the established requirements, such as having a sponsor on US soil.
The division of the 30,000 benefits among the three nationalities, together with the Venezuelans, who have been part of the parole since October 2022, indicate that only 7,500 citizens of the aforementioned countries will be able to enter the US per month under the program that allows them to live legally in that nation for up to two years.
According to the CNN news network, some 800 Nicaraguans have benefited from USA under the new immigration programhumanitarian parole». The Nicaraguans who were authorized to travel to the North American country join the almost 2,000 Haitians and more than 4,700 Cubans.
All these groups of nationals of said countries, upon being benefited, have 90 days to buy an air ticket and start their trip to the United States.
“The data indicates that migrants are using the program to migrate to the US instead of illegally crossing the border with Mexico,” CNN reported.
This process allows the beneficiaries to stay for up to two years in North American territory, but the person who is outside the United States cannot request it, but must have a sponsor. The latter must also contribute and cooperate with a series of conditions to be accepted into the migration program.
With information from EFE
