The State Department and DHS have urged those people to use a mobile app to make an appointment at a port of entry rather than trying to cross the border. “The whole idea of regional processing centers is to give people a lawful, safe, regular way to enter the United States.”īut there are already more than 36,000 migrants, according to estimates, camped along the border in northern Mexico waiting for the end of Title 42. “The idea is, of course, that people will not continue their journey over land,” a senior administration official told CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez recently. The US is working with Colombia and Guatemala to set up regional processing centers to allow migrants to apply to come to the US before they attempt the grueling journey through Central America and Mexico. The administration has tried to discourage migrants from simply crossing the border and promised that people apprehended will be turned away and potentially barred from reentry. These deployments are not unprecedented in recent years, but this one is notable since it coincides with an expected surge of border encounters.īiden administration’s plan to discourage border crossings They are meant to act in strictly administrative roles and not to aid in law enforcement, according to CNN’s report. The additional 1,500 active-duty troops being dispatched for 90 days by the Pentagon will join around 2,500 National Guard troops already on the border. US troops will not be in a law enforcement role They are at around 7,000 per day at the moment and are expected to rise dramatically, despite a warning from the State Department and DHS about a new, more punitive policy related to border crossings. Title 42 officially ends on May 11, when the Covid-19 public health emergency lapses.Įncounters between US border agents and undocumented immigrants had fallen early this year but have recently increased. It was kept in place by courts and used by the Biden administration. The surge of migrants is expected because Title 42, the Trump-era policy that allowed the government to quickly turn away certain migrants at the border during the Covid-19 pandemic, is expiring. Big city mayors up north are complaining they are overburdened by migrants already bused from Texas and want action from the federal government.Rule 1 - Follow Reddiquette Rule 2 - Harassment & Witchhunting Rule 3 - Low Effort/Low Quality Rule 4 - Duplicates Bugs & Glitches Rule 5 - Self Promotion & Spam Rule 6 - Advertising, Selling etc. Keep it fun, keep it respectful and remember that in the end - it's just a game.

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