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The Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States stressed this Thursday that Venezuelan migrants who enter irregularly through the southern border will be immediately deported to Mexico, and will not be able to be part of a new legal program that will benefit 24,000 citizens. Venezuelans.
Meeting with Mexican officials here at the State Department, Mayorkas argued why the United States decided to impose a limit of 24,000 conditional permits for Venezuelans.
The United States measure seeks to restrict the irregular entry of Venezuelans across the border, which has increased in recent months. In September alone, 33,000 citizens of that country crossed the border, according to official data.
The Mexican foreign minister did not specifically answer what will happen to the Venezuelans who are deported by the United States to that country; In fact, this process began this Thursday at various border points, as evidenced by several media outlets.
The new legal path that the White House is promoting requires that the beneficiary have a sponsor who legally resides in the United States and who can demonstrate economic solvency, among other requirements.
The move has drawn criticism, including from Democratic Senator Robert Menendez, one of President Joe Biden’s main allies.
Defenders of the rights of migrants and members of the Venezuelan opposition also classified as “insufficient” the limit of 24,000 permits for Venezuelans.
Just a few weeks ago, President Joe Biden himself indicated that “it was not rational” to return migrants from Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela.
From the State Department in Washington, Jorge Agobian, VOA.
