The United States warned this Thursday that it will continue to deport migrants who enter the country irregularly, whether or not the title 42a health rule used until now to expel them under the pretext of the covid-19 pandemic.
“To be clear, people who cross the border without legal authorization will be immediately placed in deportation procedures and, if they cannot prove their stay in the United States, they will be quickly returned to their countries,” the director of White House Communication, Kate Bedingfield.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is studying whether lift or extend Title 42 until the end of Maya health regulation used by the government of Donald Trump (2017-2021) and that of his successor, Joe Biden, with which 1.6 million migrants have been expressly expelled.
“Process migrants in a safe and orderly manner”
Bedingfield said that it is “a decision” that must be made by the health agency, but affirmed that the White House is “preparing for any contingency”, including an increase in the migratory flow.
He indicated that the objective of the Biden administration is to “process migrants in a safe and orderly manner,” but also to expel those who cross the border with Mexico irregularly.
The director of Communication recalled that poverty or violence in the countries of origin of migrants are not requirements to request asylum in the United States, a condition reserved for people who suffer “persecution,” she explained.
“Obviously, there are consequences to trying to enter the United States illegally and no one should make this dangerous decision,” said Bedingfield, who stands in for Biden spokeswoman Jen Psaki at daily press conferences as she recovers from covid-19. .
The official affirmed that the United States works with countries in the region in order to “provide options” to people so that they do not have to leave their places of origin.
Biden faces pressure from Democrats and migrant advocates to cancel the use of Title 42, which critics say has not contributed to US public health and is not medically justified when the worst of it is over. the pandemic.
For their part, the Republicans criticize the intention of the Biden government to abandon the use of Title 42 and warn that a decision in this regard will contribute to increasing the already unprecedented numbers of migrants presenting themselves at the border.