Posted on 06/02/2023 2:07:34 PM PDT by devane617
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — U.S. authorities on Thursday expanded slots to seek asylum at land crossings with Mexico through a mobile app for the second time in less than a month, seeking to dispel doubts it isn’t a viable option.
There are now 1,250 appointments daily at eight land crossings, up from 1,000 previously and 740 in early May.
The increase “reflects our commitment to continue to expand lawful options for migrants,” said Blas Nuñez-Neto, the Homeland Security Department’s assistant secretary for border and immigration policy. “We’ll continue to expand appointments at the border as our operations allow in terms of capacity.”
Nuñez-Neto called CBP One a “safe and orderly option” during a visit to Harlingen, Texas. He announced the expansion a week after Texas sued to end what the state government considers an illegal method of boosting immigration.
Demand has far outstripped supply from the Jan. 12 start, prompting many to consider crossing the border illegally or giving up. Enrique Lucero, migrant affairs director for the city of Tijuana, said the latest increase would have little impact considering how many are waiting.
“It’s not a big deal,” he said. “It’s still very low and not enough for the pent-up demand.”
After pandemic-related asylum restrictions ended May 11, the Biden administration continued its embrace of a carrot-and-stick approach to the border, introducing a general ban on asylum for people who travel through other countries, like Mexico, and enter the U.S. illegally.
U.S. authorities are trying to funnel people to “legal pathways” like CBP One and parole for up to 30,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who apply online with a financial sponsor and arrive by air.
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And they travel through numerous democratic countries to get here, just to claim asylum.
It’s called country shopping. They go to whichever country offers the most welfare benefits.
CANCEL THEM ALL. NO ILLEGAL ENTRY, NO ENTRY AT ALL. CLOSE THE BORDER.
I heard they are trying to float the turd this is reparations for colonizing south America.
Morons, it was freaking
Spain that colonized south america, not the usa.
And spain, France and England that colonized north America and Canada.
Send these thrives to those countries
Mexico has an app, no?
The federal government is unlawfully and illegally creating rubber-stamped entry into the United States, that bypasses physical and legal barriers - such that, hundreds of thousands of what would be “illegal entries,” are now regarded as U.S. Government Escorted Entries.
Government employees are engaged in human trafficking with intent to circumvent
- U.S. laws
- state laws, and
- illegal entry
by following unlawfull commands and orders.
The states should arrest all such government employees, and then arrest all judges who obstruct the states’ prosecution of the racketeers and syndicates aiding the trafficking.
All the government employees have a duty to NOT OBEY unlawful orders.
There it is.
Must be a ngo/un supplied talking point for the ignorant and easily deceived.
Run time aprx. 3 min
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