L’Wave of migration makes its weight noticeable in the air United States. On Saturday, September 24th alone, almost 9,000 people crossed the border with Turkey Mexico and they streamed on El Pasogreat center of Texas close to the border. This is one of the highest arrival rates in recent months.
Al Jazeera reported the mayor’s words Oscar LeeserAccordingly, the number of people applying for asylum in the city every day has increased from 350 to 400 2 thousand. “El Paso only has so many resources and we only have one left Breaking point at this moment,” commented the mayor. “I think it is important to point out that our immigration system is not working.” Leeser reported at a press conference that the city administration is working on opening a new reception center. In addition, five buses were chartered to transport migrants there new York, Chicago And Denveras El Paso has already hosted over 6,500 people.
These migration flows mainly come from Haiti, Honduras And Venezuela. Arrivals in the United States had fallen after new restrictions were announced in May, but that increase has caused serious difficulties for Joe Biden’s administration, which has ordered the sending of more refugees 800 soldiers to the border to reinforce the 2,500-strong National Guard contingent already on site. In addition, the federal government has already extended the provisional legal status 472 thousand Venezuelansto make it easier for them to find work.
This crisis has brought immigration back to the forefront of debate ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The federal government has begun to conclude bilateral agreements with the countries of origin in order to curb the continuous influx of migrants. On Saturday, September 23, the US Secretary of the Interior Alejandro Mayorkas met with the President of Honduras Xiomara Castro in the city of McAllen, Texas. The representative from Washington reiterated the administration’s determination to stop those who do not use legal channels to enter the United States. Additionally, he said Castro’s leadership was crucial to dismantling human smuggling networks: “Together, we arrest and prosecute human traffickers, destroy and dismantle their networks, and confiscate their assets and funds.” However, the Honduran leader said many are leaving his country to escape the brutality of criminal organizations: “I believe that in our history we have never seen an exodus of entire families from our country in search of opportunities due to the current situation of violence.”