Mexico Facilitating Travel to U.S. for African, Other Extra-Continental Aliens
Published:
Wed, Aug 31st 2016 @ 11:49 am EDT
The Associated Press reports the Mexican immigration agency issued transit visas to 424 aliens from African countries that will enable them to reach the U.S. border. Officials from the National Immigration Institute said those from the Congo, Somalia and Ghana had traveled from Brazil or Ecuador to the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. Most voluntarily turned themselves in over just two days last week.
The Daily Caller found that some may be Haitians posing as Africans in order to avoid deportation. Mexico has hemispheric relations with Haiti, unlike some African countries, which increases the chances of Haitian repatriation. Earlier this year, Mexican authorities encountered 45 migrants on their way to the U.S. who claimed to be from Africa. They were given transit visas and traveled to a U.S. staging point, where they admitted to being Haitian.
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/mexico-facilitating-travel-us-african-other-extra-continental-aliens
