In his meetings with López Obrador and Trudeau, Biden will address the regional scope of the issue.
“This is gripping the hemisphere, and a regional challenge requires a regional solution,” US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told ABC News, noting that migrants are walking from as far away as Haiti, Venezuela and Nicaragua. Were staying
Biden on Thursday announced an expansion of powers to expel people who show up at the border without clearance.
Also, a legal, strictly enforced route would be created for 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
The quota would be restricted to those who already have an American sponsor, while anyone attempting to cross the border illegally would be expelled from Mexico’s ordination.
Human rights groups strongly criticized it as closing the door to desperate people, but the Biden administration says its actions will essentially eliminate the market for human trafficking networks, while encouraging legitimate arrivals.