Asylum Shopping is Back: Migrants in Newest Caravan Reject Mexican Humanitarian Visas
avatar By Matthew Tragesser November 2, 2021 1 Comment
Migrants in the newest caravan departing from southern Mexico to the United States recently rejected humanitarian visas from the Mexican government. These actions reveal that many members of the group are not bona fide asylum seekers and asylum country shopping is returning under the Biden administration.
According to a new report from Reuters, members of the 3,000-person caravan rejected humanitarian visas that allowed children and pregnant women to remain in Mexico legally. This demographic represents the vast majority of members in the group. The visas grant migrants access to public services like healthcare and the ability to work for at least a year.
The actions from these migrants illustrate that they are likely coming to the United States for better economic opportunities or to reunite with family members. This may explain why in 2019, a grant of asylum followed a credible fear determination just 15 percent of the time.
https://www.immigrationreform.com/2021/11/02/caravan-asylum-shopping-immigrationreform-com/
