In a policy that has expelled thousands of asylum seekers during the pandemic, the Biden administration has negotiated to kick out more arriving Nicaraguans and Cubans trying to reach U.S. soil.
The U.S. Embassy in Havana has resumed processing visas for Cubans, on a limited basis, more than four years after stopping consular services in Cuba.Human rights organizations have long criticized President Biden for maintaining Title 42 order for so long after he took office. Expulsions often place asylum seekers in dangerous and potentially life-threatening situations in Mexico or their home countries.
The administration has worked to negotiate with countries further south to receive expelled migrants, including a commitment from Colombia to receive Venezuelans after the number of Venezuelans arriving at the U.S. border went up.More than 32,000 Cubans and 16,000 Nicaraguans were apprehended by Border Patrol agents in March, according to Customs and Border Protection data, the highest counts since the pandemic began.
Until last week, Mexico had officially agreed to take back only its own citizens, Guatemalans, Hondurans and Salvadorans under Title 42. Strained relations with Cuba and Nicaragua, in part because of U.S. criticism of their repression of political dissent, made them less likely to accept expulsion flights.Tijuana has high highs and low lows, like any border city. Longtime correspondent Sandra Dibble finds this out the hard and easy way in the latest episode of her podcast.
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