Although the United States government continues to adopt measures to encourage legal emigration, a new crisis is settling on the southern border, where migrants arrive seeking to request asylum in the country.
Univision’s Noticias 23 consulted immigration attorney Wilfredo Allen about what the future could be for these migrants.
“Applying for asylum here in the United States, (but) we have discussed it several times, winning asylum is not easy, the vast majority of people are going to lose their cases. But as it is a system that is now almost collapsed, if it is not collapsed, they may have a cut in the future,” abounded.
Let us remember that those who apply for asylum must demonstrate that they have suffered persecution or fear suffering it due to various reasons such as race, religion, nationality, membership in a certain social group or political opinion. One has to prepare a good case.
According to the information provided, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleged that these crossings are often due to operations carried out by human traffickers and recalled “that there are consequences for those who enter without authorization.” .
Since May 12, more than 253,000 people have been deported from the United States and at the national level expedited removals of family groups will also begin, the aforementioned media reports.
SOUTHERN BORDER CRISIS MEXICO US
Sources consulted assure that US authorities registered more than 45,000 arrests on the southern border in the last five days.
“What always comes to mind are children, adults, young people, it is very common, but when I see children crossing the river, it is very dangerous. I did see three people who were about to drown among the group, the Border Patrol agents rescued some women,” Auden Caballero, a cameraman, told Noticias 23.
All this happens when thousands of Cubans stranded in Tapachula announced that this Monday they would leave in caravan heading to the southern border of the United States. They will no longer wait for a possible solution from the Aztec authorities.
“We know that we will face kidnappings, assaults and robberies with violence, in addition, contact with the Mexican Army and Police,” they acknowledged.
Data from the National Immigration Institute indicate that in Tapachula there are around 20 thousand Cubans stranded waiting to continue their trip to the United States.
