WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday will begin denying asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through.
U.S. officials also said they had plans to open regional hubs around the hemisphere, where migrants could apply to go to the U.S., Canada or Spain. Two hubs were previously announced in Guatemala and Colombia. It's unclear where the other locations would be. The administration officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing border plans that were not yet public.
Roughly 24,000 law enforcement officers were stationed along the 1,951-mile border with Mexico. An additional 1,500 active-duty military troops are being sent to back up U.S. Customs and Border Protection but will not interact with migrants. And 2,500 National Guard troops are already there, tasked to help out CBP.Biden said Tuesday his administration was working to make the change orderly. "But it remains to be seen," he told reporters. "It's going to be chaotic for a while.
Standing in Reynosa's central square, Haitian migrant Phanord Renel said he would not risk deportation to cross. "We don't want to go back there because the situation is very complicated there," he said. "If we can't cross, we have to put up with it here. Maybe the government will do something for us. But cross illegally — no."
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