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US immigration advocates abandon dialogue with the Biden administration

Immigrant advocates in the United States walked out of a virtual meeting with White House officials in protest against border policies enacted during the Trump administration against undocumented immigrants and maintained by the Biden administration. 

The activists stated that they could no longer “enter into these conversations with a good conscience” after witnessing how President Joe Biden’s administration “plays politics with human lives.” 

The meeting and subsequent departure of the defenders was prompted by the Biden administration's plans to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as Remain in Mexico, next month. This program seeks to force asylum seekers to wait on the other side of the southern border (Mexico) for their hearings. 

A significant part of the activists' frustration and concern lies in Washington's continued use and defense of Title 42, a public health order that was first used under the Trump administration as an excuse to expel migrants amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to analysts, the White House is trying to revive the immigration proposal put forward at the beginning of the term, which enacted more humane immigration laws, an idea that has become blurred with the strict measures implemented by the Biden administration. 

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Around 10,000 migrants gather under a bridge between the United States and Mexico border

Thousands of people have crossed the border, mostly Haitians; all those who have crossed have been forced to sleep under the bridge in deplorable conditions, thus creating a growing humanitarian crisis. 

The bridge connects with Texas and with the Acuña Metropolis of Mexico, which has a temporary camp that has seen an increase in the flow of people arriving there. 

According to government data, the situation has been such that at the beginning of this year (2021), it was reported that the number of migrants detained at the border in the month of July exceeded 200,000 cases for the first time in 21 years. 

The vast majority of those waiting are Haitian, Cuban, Venezuelan, and Nicaraguan migrants, forced to endure temperatures of 37°C and must return for supplies, even though the makeshift camp has few services to offer them. 

Since the Biden administration took office, there have been major changes in immigration procedures, including the creation of a task force to reunite migrant children with their families, halting the construction of Trump's border wall, and reviewing immigration programs canceled by his predecessor. 

This news story was created from BBC News: https://bbc.in/3zrcG7R 

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Biden resumes program that allows Central American children to migrate legally

By decision of the Biden administration, new applications will begin to be accepted for an Obama-era immigration policy, in which parents currently residing in the United States can bring their children from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador to the U.S. 

On Tuesday, September 21 of this year, applications will begin to be accepted again, marking the final phase of the reactivation of this Central American Minors (CAM) initiative by the Biden administration. 

The resumption of the program is hailed as a very positive, safe, and legal step to reduce the often dangerous journeys migrant children undertake to reach the southern border. According to U.S. officials, tens of thousands of parents residing in the United States will be able to benefit from the program. 

During the first phase of reopening, the Trump administration in 2017 closed approximately 3,000 pending cases. During the current reopening, nearly 1,400 cases have been reopened. However, no children have yet been brought to the United States, authorities added. 

In June of this year, the Biden administration expanded eligibility for the CAM program, thus allowing parents petitioning for their children to apply, even if they have pending applications for political asylum, U visas (which are reserved for victims of serious crimes), Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries, among other people with temporary legal status in the United States.  

The awarding process for this program should take between 12 and 14 months, administration officials said. The program aims to help children fleeing violence in Central America who have family members in the U.S. 

The Departments of State and Homeland Security stated in a press release: «We are firmly committed to welcoming people to the United States with humanity and respect, and reuniting families… We are fulfilling our promise to promote safe, orderly, and humane migration from Central America through this expansion of legal pathways to seek humanitarian protection in the United States.».

This news story was created from CBS News: https://cbsn.ws/3tSUkvd