Migrants will soon be able to apply for US entry from Mexico-Guatemala border, officials say
U.S. officials have said increased Mexican enforcement is largely responsible for a sharp drop in U.S. arrests for illegal border crossings during the first half of this year
By Rebecca Santana and Maria Verza | The Associated Press • Published August 3, 2024 • Updated on August 3, 2024 at 11:42 pm
Central American migrants gather on the Rodolfo Robles International Bridge while waiting for Mexican officials to open the border crossing in Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020.
The Biden administration will expand areas where migrants can apply online for appointments to enter the United States to a large swath of southern Mexico, officials said Saturday, potentially easing strains on the Mexican government and lessening dangers for people trying to reach the U.S. border to claim asylum.
Migrants will be able to schedule appointments on the CBP One app from the states of Chiapas and Tabasco, extending the zone from northern and central Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The move satisfies a request of Mexico, an increasingly close partner of the U.S. in efforts to control extraordinary migration flows.
The change will spare migrants from traveling north through Mexico to get one of 1,450 appointments made available daily, CBP said. The agency said it will happen soon but did not give a date.
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