The situation has become a challenge for the government of President Joe Biden, because although the White House ensures that the border is closed, migrant children can enter instead of being rejected because officials recognize that it would be too dangerous to force them to return. After all, the pilgrimages they have undertaken from Central America or Mexico to the United States have been appalling.
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There are many different reasons why migrant children travel to the United States alone. CNN reported this week that many come fleeing persecution, gang violence and other forms of organized crime. “The dire economic circumstances in their home countries can also contribute to their decisions to leave.”
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There are also cases in which parents undertake the journey with their children, but upon learning that the government is sending the families back, they decide to send their children.
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Activist César Espinosa explained to Univision that most of them come looking to reunite with their loved onesWell, they have relatives here. This is confirmed by the United States Department of Health and Services, which processes their cases after being held in the custody of Customs and Border Protection.
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That entity has noted that most of them quickly find sponsors to live in the United States. “The vast majority of them are parents or close relatives living in the United States,” says HHS.
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Another reason migrant children keep coming is the policy change of the Joe Biden administration, What the Reuters agency recently explained. This put an end to the controversial policy of the Trump administration that was implemented during the pandemic. That policy, which cited public health concerns, allowed children arriving at the border to be expelled without giving them the opportunity to seek asylum, even though human rights defenders said the measure went against international law and immigration standards. human rights and endangered the lives of children.
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This, however, does not mean that the current government has an open border as Biden has emphasized its officials will push back most adults and families who cross. However, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, clarified that the cases of unaccompanied minors are different: “They are vulnerable children”, he said this week, “and we have ended the previous administration’s practice of expelling them.”
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