Biden Administration to Process 25,000 Asylum Seekers Trump's Kept in Mexico Over Next 90 Days
Source: Newsweek
The White House unveiled new plans to get its arms around one of the thorniest issues facing President Joe Biden left behind by his predecessor: the processing of thousands of immigrants seeking asylum to the U.S. who Donald Trump forced to remain in Mexico.
Executed in phases, the initiative will begin with the processing of the 25,000 asylum seekers who have active court cases in the country. The Biden administration believes they will be able to process 300 individuals a day at two of three ports along the border starting on February 19. Those who waited the longest would be served first, although especially vulnerable people could be fast tracked. That would mean the first group of migrants would be brought into the country in roughly the next 90 days.
"As President Biden has made clear, the U.S. government is committed to rebuilding a safe, orderly, and humane immigration system," said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. "This latest action is another step in our commitment to reform immigration policies that do not align with our nation's values. Especially at the border, however, where capacity constraints remain serious, changes will take time. Individuals who are not eligible under this initial phase should wait for further instructions and not travel to the border. Due to the current pandemic, restrictions at the border remain in place and will be enforced."
The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak is a complicating factor in implementing the plan.
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