The White House
Washington, D.C
January 5, 2023
New measures build on the success of Venezuela’s law enforcement initiative to limit illegal and unsafe migration
Although the courts have so far blocked non-enforcement of the Title 42 public health order, today the Biden-Harris administration is announcing new enforcement measures to increase border security and reduce the number of people traveling illegally between ports of entry. and drive here. These measures will expand and accelerate legal avenues for orderly migration and have new consequences for those who do not use these legal avenues. They also build on the success of the Venezuela Initiative, which launched in October 2022 and has resulted in a dramatic drop in the number of Venezuelan citizens attempting to enter the United States illegally.
The government also announces that it will allocate additional resources to the border and the region, step up anti-smuggling operations, and expand coordination and support for border towns and non-governmental organizations. It is important to note that the measures announced today will be implemented in close collaboration with Mexico and with governments across the western hemisphere.
While these measures will help solve some of the most serious problems facing the southwest border, they won’t solve all the problems of an immigration system that has collapsed for too long. That can only happen if Republicans in Congress, who have been talking about border security for the last two years, stop blocking the sweeping immigration reform and border security measures that President Biden proposed on his first day in office, and stand against the billions of additional funds requested by the President for security and border management.
Unlike some Republican officials who play political tricks and obstruct real solutions to repair our broken immigration system, President Biden has a plan and is taking action. As part of the new enforcement actions announced today, the Biden-Harris administration will:
imposea new consequences for people trying to enter the country illegally
To facilitate a return to procedure for all non-citizens under Title 8 authority when Title 42 eventually ceases to apply, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will do the following:
- Will rise the use of accelerated removal. Effective immediately, individuals who attempt to enter the United States without permission, who do not have a legal basis to remain in the country, and who cannot be deported under Title 42 are increasingly subject to expedited deportation to their home country and a five-year ban subjected to re-entry
- Announces new measures to encourage people who vyeahlegal and orderly immigration. DHS and the Department of Justice today announce their intention to propose new rules that encourage individuals to follow orderly and legal migration paths and reduce crowding at the Southwest border and ease pressure on the immigration system.
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The Biden-Harris administration and its international partners in the region are also announcing new and expanded legal routes into the United States and other countries that people can and should use to avoid the consequences of illegally crossing borders. These include:
- Extension of evidentiary procedure for Venezuelans to NicaraguansorEnses, Haitians and Cubans. Today, the Biden administration announces that it will extend the successful evidential process for Venezuelans to include nationals of Nicaragua, Haiti and Cuba. Monthly, up to 30,000 people from these four countries who have a qualified sponsor and pass background checks can come to the United States for a two-year period and receive work permits. Persons who irregularly cross the border from Panama, Mexico or the United States after the date of this announcement will not be eligible for the evidential process and will be expelled to Mexico, which accepts the return of 30,000 persons per month from these four countries using this new saw
- Triple the resettlement of refugees from the western hemisphere. The Biden-Harris administration intends to take in up to 20,000 refugees from Latin American and Caribbean countries in fiscal years 2023 and 2024, putting the United States a step away from more than tripling in taking in refugees from the Western Hemisphere just this fiscal year . This fulfills the President’s commitment under the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection to increase the intake of refugees from the Western Hemisphere.
- Launch of the online dating portalyeahline to reduce crowding and waiting times at ports of entry into the United States. If enforcement of Title 42 is permanently terminated, non-citizens in central and northern Mexico attempting to enter the United States legally through a U.S. port of entry will have access to the “CBP One” mobile app to schedule an appointment for the Arrange to appear for inspection and initiate an application for protection rather than going directly to a port of entry to wait. This new feature will significantly reduce wait times and crowds at US ports of entry and allow for safe, orderly and humane processing.
- new vyeahlegal action against other countriesyeahsix of the regionno. Countries across the western hemisphere are meeting commitments made in the Los Angeles Declaration to expand legal immigration opportunities. Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Belize are applying new regularization or temporary protection measures to give legal status to hundreds of thousands of migrants. Canada, Mexico and Spain have expanded relocation and temporary work opportunities for refugees. Mexico and Guatemala have also significantly expanded their asylum systems. People are encouraged to use this wide range of legal avenues in the region and avoid the dangerous consequences of irregular migration.
- Increasing humanitarian aid in Mandxico and amandrich center. The United States today announces nearly $23 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Mexico and Central America. This new assistance will help governments in the region respond to the growing humanitarian and protection needs of migrants, refugees and other vulnerable populations in their care. Recognizing that no country can meet these needs alone, this assistance will help support shelter, health, legal aid, mental health and psychosocial support, water, sanitation, hygiene products, gender-based violence response, livelihood and other protection-related activities Capacity building for partners.
More resources to secure the border, dismantle criminal smuggling networks and support border communities
The Biden-Harris administration is increasing resources and expanding efforts to securely manage the border, dismantle criminal smuggling rings that seek out vulnerable immigrants, and support communities that host immigrants while awaiting immigration enforcement processes. The new and expanded measures include:
- mobilizationNation of registry resources for the safe, orderly and humane treatment of migrants. The Biden administration is mobilizing available agencies and resources across the federal government to ensure the border is safe and well-managed when Title 42 public health enforcement finally ends. DHS and DOJ are increasing the number of asylum officers and immigration judges to review asylum cases at the border more quickly, with the goal of reducing initial processing time from months to days. The two agencies are also expanding their capabilities and technology to expedite processing, including by installing hundreds of phone lines and privacy booths to conduct these interviews and procedures. DHS is also hiring and deploying additional agents and officers, in addition to the more than 23,000 already working to protect the border. In addition, DHS is significantly expanding its air and ground transportation capabilities to quickly remove immigrants when warranted or to transport immigrants to less congested border areas to continue immigration enforcement procedures.
- Remove thousands of traders from the streets and counter misinformation from traders. Earlier this year, President Biden announced an unprecedented operation against the multi-billion dollar people smuggling industry in Los Angeles. Since April, this operation has led to more than 7,300 arrests and forced many criminal smuggling organizations to cease operations. The government is also fighting misinformation from human traffickers. The State Department is expanding its paid and earned media work activities to ensure migrants receive timely and accurate information. Messages and outreach target communities with a high migration rate and migration routes through relevant communication channels (e.g. radio, digital media, trusted partners, etc.), with an estimated reach of more than 85 million possible emigrants.
- Extend coordination and support to border towns, host communities and non-governmental organizations. The Biden-Harris administration is increasing funding available to border and immigrant cities and increasing ongoing coordination and collaboration at all levels of government. DHS is also expanding outreach to local jurisdictions to provide resource coordination and technical support, and the administration has facilitated coordination between state and local officials and other federal agencies. In addition, the government will continue to mobilize religious and non-profit organizations that support immigrants, including those that regularly provide temporary shelter, food and humanitarian assistance before they are reunited with their families while awaiting the outcome of their immigration procedures.
The Biden-Harris administration will do everything in its power and with available resources to meet this challenge, but until Congress provides the funding and comprehensive immigration reform measures that President Biden has requested, the American immigration system will continue to collapse.
The original text can be found at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/05/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-border-enforcement-actions/
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