A recent change in the Biden administration's immigration policy has left Venezuelan migrants and asylum seekers attempting to get to the U.S. in limbo.
, crossing the Darién Gap and up through Central America.that Venezuelans who cross the U.S. southern border between ports of entry, without authorization, after Oct. 12 will be returned to Mexico.
The Biden administration says the new policy is intended to create "a more orderly and safe process for people fleeing the humanitarian and economic crisis in Venezuela." The expulsions are being made under a pandemic Trump-era policy known as Title 42. A record 151,000 migrants and asylum seekers — the vast majority Venezuelan — crossed the Darién between January and the end of September, according to theThe journey involves traversing the treacherous jungle between Colombia and Panama, avoiding drug traffickers and violence.
"I had already prepared myself psychologically before traveling because I knew anything could happen, but deep down I knew I had to protect my baby,” says Elianny, who asked Axios to only use her first name because she's still going through the asylum process.
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