Mexico overhauls handling of migrants to release pressure

  • 📰 YahooNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 57 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 26%
  • Publisher: 59%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

The new plan is to move migrants to other states across Mexico and give them humanitarian visas to let them work legally for a year, according to the National Immigration Institute.

Migrants begin their walk north from the community of La Lima in southern Veracruz state, Mexico, early Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. The Mexican government has recently opted for a new strategy to relieve pressure on Tapachula, the city on its southern border with Guatemala where tens of thousands of migrants accumulate, and to deactivate the caravans that have emerged in recent months: grant humanitarian visas and offer transfers to other states.

The dilemma of how to cope with the migrant caravans departing Tapachula pushed Mexico to find alternatives. After more than two years of a containment policy that kept migrants stuck in the south, far from the U.S. border, Tapachula — a sweltering city of some 350,000 — was overwhelmed with tens of thousands of recent migrants. They have been crowded in parks and plazas, many complaining they couldn’t find work.

A Venezuelan migrant who would only give his name as Jeferson said that he had just arrived to Tapachula with his mother. “We were coming by on the bus because we were going to turn ourselves in to immigration and we saw all the people,” Jeferson said. An Associated Press journalist saw them board a government bus later that same day, though where it was headed was unclear.

The slow processing of asylum applications in Mexico’s overworked system combined with few job opportunities and limited housing frustrated migrants. Hundreds started walking out of Tapachula in caravans in August, the earliest of which were swiftly dissolved by Mexico security forces, sometimes violently.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 380. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in MexicoMigrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings, as the Biden administration reluctantly announced plans Thursday to reinstate the Trump-era policy and agreed to Mexico’s conditions for resuming it. Revival of the “Remain in Mexico” policy comes even as the Biden administration maneuvers to end it in a way that survives legal scrutiny. President Joe Biden scrapped the policy, but a lawsuit by Texas and Missouri forced him to put it back into effect, subject to Mexico's acceptance. SORRY GOTTA WAIT IN LINE,THERES ONLY SOMUCH ROOM. The 'maybe Jesus will help us' cross.
Source: YahooNews - 🏆 380. / 59 Read more »

Due to court order, 'Remain in Mexico' rules for migrants are likely to restart MondayThe US plans to relaunch the Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' border program in response to a court order. Mexico must still sign off. The women there spend what little money they have on condoms because they're raped so often that all they can do is beg the rapist to wear one, so they don't get pregnant or an STI. It's inhuman to keep people in these places. ACLUNJ NJAIJ Trump was crucified for this. Will JoeBiden be as well Women and children suffered the most by the actions of an emboldened terrorist TPLF. Rape is being used to punish and humiliate those in support of the Ethiopian government. A tragedy CNN & BBC continue to ignore. NoMore DisarmTPLF
Source: cnnbrk - 🏆 393. / 55 Read more »

U.S. Reaches Deal to Restart ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program for Asylum SeekersThe U.S. and Mexico reached a deal to restart the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy. Asylum seekers will be sent back while their claims are considered. Reinstating one of Trumps policy’s will help regain control of illegal entries into our country. We also need to resume the wall construction project. The current administrations blunder caused security breaches and cost taxpayers billions. That didn’t take long ! It’s never too late to start making beneficial mark, so glad taking risk and it turned out positively…thank God for encountering with lisamiabtc…it’s has been a great news ever since I came across her on twitter.
Source: WSJ - 🏆 98. / 63 Read more »

US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico | AP NewsSAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has struck an agreement with Mexico to next week reinstate a Trump-era border policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court, U.S. I thought that was a racist policy. He really is Diet Trump Meet the left hand, same as the right
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »

U.S. to restart Trump-era border program forcing asylum seekers to wait in MexicoThe Biden administration will restart a controversial Trump-era border program that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for U.S. immigration hearings, in keeping with a federal court order, U.S. and Mexican officials said on Thursday. The United States will take steps to address Mexico's humanitarian concerns with the program, the officials said, including offering vaccines to migrants and exempting more categories of people deemed vulnerable. Migrants also will be asked if they have a fear of persecution or torture in Mexico before being enrolled in the program and have access to legal representation, U.S. officials said during a call with reporters on Thursday. Great News Yes You mean the same policy that the Dems and most of the news media were outraged about when 1st implemented...that policy ? Hypocrisy rages on.
Source: YahooNews - 🏆 380. / 59 Read more »

U.S. to help Mexico with employment development, agricultural aid in Central AmericaThe joint program announced by the US and Mexico Wednesday will send aid and attempt to spur development in several Central American countries. Words can neither qualify how helpful your guidance and advice has been . I am forever grateful for your support .Thank you AMBREY__MARCUS_ I just received a profit of $234,000 in my bank account. thank you very much I have no problem with that, but $450k per head per illegal I do.
Source: Newsweek - 🏆 468. / 52 Read more »