Visa rules in Mexico don’t stop Venezuelans headed to US
2 years, 3 months ago

Visa rules in Mexico don’t stop Venezuelans headed to US

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — When Mexico imposed a visa requirement on Venezuelans in January, it briefly had the desired effect: The number of Venezuelans detained at the U.S.-Mexico border plunged. Suddenly unable to simply fly to Mexico as tourists, but still desperate to leave their country, Venezuelan migrants joined others traveling over land through the dense, lawless jungle on the Colombia-Panama border. “One broke his leg, another was bitten by a snake, we didn’t have medicine, we weren’t carrying anything.” He said they saw bodies, witnessed two rapes and unable to hold back his tears said that his wife almost drowned when a swollen river carried her 100 yards downstream. According to WOLA’s analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 92% of the Venezuelans crossed the U.S. border at two stretches in July: Yuma, Arizona, and Del Rio, Texas.

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As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for influx of vulnerable migrants
1 week, 1 day ago

As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for influx of vulnerable migrants

Hindustan Times  

As dozens of deported migrants pack into a sweltering airport facility in San Pedro Sula, Norma sits under fluorescent lights clutching a foam cup of coffee and a small plate of eggs – all that was waiting for her in Honduras. “We’re praying for God’s protection because we don’t expect anything from the government.” Now, as US President-elect Donald Trump …

Mexico wants a deal with Trump to avoid receiving non-Mexican deportees
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Mexico wants a deal with Trump to avoid receiving non-Mexican deportees

CNN  

CNN — Mexico hopes to strike a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to limit the number of third-country deportees it could receive from the US, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday. “We hope to have an agreement with the Trump administration,” Sheinbaum said Thursday during her daily press conference adding that Mexico is “in solidarity with everyone, but main …

U.S. expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north
4 months ago

U.S. expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north

LA Times  

Migrants walk along the highway through Suchiate, in Mexico’s southern Chiapas state, as they journey toward the U.S. border. World & Nation Migrants play ‘the asylum lottery’ on controversial U.S. government app Depending on whom you ask, the federal immigration app CBP One is a solution to the border crisis, a human rights violation or a ploy to let anyone …

Biden’s asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden’s asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take

Associated Press  

NOGALES, Mexico — Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to appear in immigration court while she and other Mexicans were deported on a one-hour bus ride to the nearest border crossing. Volunteer Edith Garcia prepares soup to serve migrants, mostly Mexican nationals deported from the U.S., at the San Juan …

US border arrests fall in April, bucking usual spring increase as Mexico steps up enforcement
7 months, 1 week ago

US border arrests fall in April, bucking usual spring increase as Mexico steps up enforcement

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico fell more than 6% in April to the fourth lowest month of the Biden administration, authorities said Wednesday, bucking the usual spring increase. Mexico won’t allow more than 4,000 illegal crossings a day to the U.S., Alicia Barcena, Mexico’s foreign relations secretary, told reporters Tuesday, down from more than …

As Venezuelans are stuck in Mexico, U.S. sees drop in illegal migrant crossings
8 months, 3 weeks ago

As Venezuelans are stuck in Mexico, U.S. sees drop in illegal migrant crossings

The Hindu  

Venezuelan migrants often have a quick answer when asked to name the most difficult stretch of their eight-country journey to the U.S. border, and it’s not the days-long jungle trek through Colombia and Panama with its venomous vipers, giant spiders and scorpions. In Mexico, you have to prepare for humans,” Daniel Ventura, 37, said after three days walking through the …

Venezuelans are increasingly stuck in Mexico, explaining drop in illegal crossings to US
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuelans are increasingly stuck in Mexico, explaining drop in illegal crossings to US

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan migrants often have a quick answer when asked to name the most difficult stretch of their eight-country journey to the U.S. border, and it’s not the dayslong jungle trek through Colombia and Panama with its venomous vipers, giant spiders and scorpions. In Mexico, you have to prepare for humans,” Daniel Ventura, 37, said after three days …

Mexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb soaring migration to U.S.
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb soaring migration to U.S.

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico, the latest move by countries in the region to take on a flood of people traveling north to the United States. Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Relations said the two countries began repatriations with a flight on Friday and a second on …

Can Mexico alone curb the flow of migrants to the United States?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Mexico alone curb the flow of migrants to the United States?

Al Jazeera  

Every day thousands of people try to cross Mexico’s border to enter the United States. More than 10,000 people entered the United States every day this week. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Mexico to ask for support in keeping migrants within its borders. Presenter: Laura Kyle Guests: Rebekah Wolf – Senior advocacy strategist at the American Immigration Council, …

Deported by US, arrested in Venezuela: One family’s saga highlights Biden’s migration challenge
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Deported by US, arrested in Venezuela: One family’s saga highlights Biden’s migration challenge

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Pedro Naranjo idolized his father growing up and followed him into the Venezuelan air force to fly helicopters. Now the two have been separated by an overstretched U.S. immigration system that has left the retired Gen. Pedro Naranjo in legal limbo in the U.S. His loyal son, a Venezuelan air force lieutenant, sits in a Venezuelan military prison …

Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico
1 year, 1 month ago

Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — About 3,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti on Wednesday blocked traffic on one of Mexico’s main southern highways to demand transit or exit visas to reach the U.S. border. The contingent, including many women and children, later stopped walking at Huixtla, another town in the southern state of Chiapas, where they tried to get …

Why one family is joining a historic wave of Venezuelans migrating to the U.S.
1 year, 1 month ago

Why one family is joining a historic wave of Venezuelans migrating to the U.S.

NPR  

Why one family is joining a historic wave of Venezuelans migrating to the U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption John Otis for NPR John Otis for NPR MARACAIBO, Venezuela — Ángel Marín and his wife Carolina are selling virtually everything they own, from a TV to a set of bongo drums. Sponsor Message The Marín family is joining the 7.7 …

Some 5,000 migrants set out on foot from Mexico’s southern border, tired of long waits for visas
1 year, 1 month ago

Some 5,000 migrants set out on foot from Mexico’s southern border, tired of long waits for visas

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — About 5,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti set out on foot from Mexico’s southern border Monday, walking north toward the U.S. The migrants complained that processing for refugee or exit visas takes too long at Mexico’s main migrant processing center in the city of Tapachula, near the Guatemalan border. In the past, he said, …

Venezuelans become the largest nationality for illegal U.S. border crossings
1 year, 2 months ago

Venezuelans become the largest nationality for illegal U.S. border crossings

NPR  

Venezuelans become the largest nationality for illegal U.S. border crossings Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP SAN DIEGO — Venezuelans became the largest nationality arrested for illegally crossing the U.S. border, replacing Mexicans for the first time on record, according to figures released Saturday that show September was the second-highest month for arrests of all nationalities. Arrests …

US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board
1 year, 2 months ago

US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board

Associated Press  

MAIQUETIA, Venezuela — Deportation flights of Venezuelans from the U.S. resumed Wednesday with a first plane of more than a hundred migrants landing back in their economically troubled country under the Biden administration’s latest attempts to deal with swelling numbers of asylum-seekers. This is the first time in years that U.S. immigration authorities are deporting people to the South American …

Biden administration is resuming deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants as arrivals grow
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden administration is resuming deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants as arrivals grow

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The Biden administration will resume deporting Venezuelan migrants, the largest single group encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border last month, back to their economically troubled country as their arrivals continue to grow. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, speaking in Mexico City Thursday, cited the new measure as one of the “strict consequences” the Biden administration is pairing with …

Mexico’s president says 10,000 migrants a day head to US border; he blames US sanctions on Cuba
1 year, 2 months ago

Mexico’s president says 10,000 migrants a day head to US border; he blames US sanctions on Cuba

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Monday that about 10,000 migrants per day are heading to the U.S. border, and he blamed U.S. economic sanctions on countries like Cuba and Venezuela for the influx. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the number of migrants reaching Mexico’s northern border with the United States was partly due to about 6,000 migrants per …

Fewer Venezuelan arrivals lead to drop in illegal entries to US after pandemic asylum limits
1 year, 7 months ago

Fewer Venezuelan arrivals lead to drop in illegal entries to US after pandemic asylum limits

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A 98% drop in Venezuelans arriving at the U.S. southern border has help lead to a steep decline in migrants crossing illegally from Mexico since pandemic-related asylum limits expired last week, U.S. officials said Wednesday. “We continue to see encouraging signs that the measures we have put in place are working,” Nuñez-Neto told reporters, adding on a …

Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans
1 year, 10 months ago

Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a pandemic-era order, the Biden administration said Wednesday. “It is incomprehensible that some states who stand to benefit from these highly effective enforcement measures are seeking to block them and cause …

Explained | Why are migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | Why are migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers?

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden is visiting the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since he took office in January 2021 on Sunday, ahead of a visit to Mexico and after announcing new measures to reduce border crossings. Before Title 42, migrants had been allowed to approach a U.S. port of entry and tell border officials they feared returning to their …

New crisis brewing for Venezuelans turned back at US border
2 years, 2 months ago

New crisis brewing for Venezuelans turned back at US border

Al Jazeera  

New deal allowing US to send Venezuelan asylum seekers back to Mexico at southern border sows confusion and frustration. Luis says the agents cited the policy known as “Title 42”, which enables US immigration authorities to expel migrants and asylum seekers to Mexico under the pretext of the COVID-19 pandemic. People aren’t given their due process; they’re simply detained and …

Illegal border crossings to US from Mexico hit annual high
2 years, 2 months ago

Illegal border crossings to US from Mexico hit annual high

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A surge in migration from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua in September brought the number of illegal crossings to the highest level ever recorded in a fiscal year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Migrants were stopped 227,547 times in September at the U.S. border with Mexico, the third-highest month of Joe Biden’s presidency. U.S. officials say …

Illegal border crossings to U.S. from Mexico hit annual high
2 years, 2 months ago

Illegal border crossings to U.S. from Mexico hit annual high

LA Times  

Venezuelans walk toward the U.S. border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to surrender to the Border Patrol on Oct. 13. A surge in migration from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua in September brought the number of illegal crossings to the highest level ever recorded in a fiscal year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Migrants were stopped 227,547 times in September …

US to begin accepting Venezuelan claims under new migration plan
2 years, 2 months ago

US to begin accepting Venezuelan claims under new migration plan

Al Jazeera  

New programme will allow 24,000 Venezuelans into the US, but most arriving at border with Mexico will be expelled. United States immigration officials are set to begin accepting applications for a new parole programme for Venezuelan asylum seekers, in a plan that will see most Venezuelans trying to enter the US through its southern border expelled back to Mexico. “We …

US shift on Venezuelan migrants fuels anxiety in Mexico
2 years, 2 months ago

US shift on Venezuelan migrants fuels anxiety in Mexico

Associated Press  

TIJUANA, Mexico — Jose Maria Garcia Lara got a call asking if his shelter had room for a dozen Venezuelan migrants who were among the first expelled to Mexico under an expanded U.S. policy that denies rights to seek asylum. The U.S. expelled Venezuelans to Tijuana and four other Mexican border cities since Wednesday, said Jeremy MacGillivray, deputy director of …

US to take in some Venezuelans but will send most back to Mexico
2 years, 2 months ago

US to take in some Venezuelans but will send most back to Mexico

Al Jazeera  

Washington’s plan to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan asylum seekers is based on a similar scheme for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war. The United States and Mexico have announced a joint migration plan that will see most Venezuelan asylum seekers trying to enter the US through its southern border sent back to Mexico while granting access to the US to thousands …

U.S. to allow some Venezuelan migrants to enter. Others will be sent to Mexico
2 years, 2 months ago

U.S. to allow some Venezuelan migrants to enter. Others will be sent to Mexico

LA Times  

Public safety vehicles are lined up on the Texas side of the Rio Grande near an area used by migrants, many from Haiti, as an encampment along the Del Rio International Bridge on Sept. 24, 2021, in Del Rio. Those who follow the lawful process will have the opportunity to travel safely to the United States and become eligible to …

Biden admin to roll out plan to manage flow of Venezuelan migrants
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden admin to roll out plan to manage flow of Venezuelan migrants

CNN  

CNN — The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday confirmed CNN’s reporting that it will roll out a new program geared toward Venezuelan migrants seeking to come to the United States and return those who cross the border unlawfully back to Mexico. Poor economic conditions, food shortages and limited access to health care are increasingly pushing Venezuelans to leave – …

Increase in Venezuelan migration is felt across US
2 years, 3 months ago

Increase in Venezuelan migration is felt across US

Associated Press  

EAGLE PASS, Texas — It cost Nerio two months and everything he had to get from Venezuela to the U.S., traveling mainly by foot and watching as exhausted fellow migrants were assaulted or left behind to die. Like an increasing number of Venezuelans, Nerio undertook a dangerous journey that included traveling through Panama’s notorious jungle, the Darien Gap, and Mexico, …

US officials: Border crossings soar among Venezuelans
2 years, 3 months ago

US officials: Border crossings soar among Venezuelans

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The number of Venezuelans taken into custody at the U.S. border with Mexico soared in August, while fewer migrants from Mexico and some Central American countries were stopped, officials said Monday. U.S. authorities stopped Venezuelans 25,349 times in August, up 43% from 17,652 times in July and four times the 6,301 stops recorded in August 2021. Overall, …

Visa rules in Mexico don't stop Venezuelans headed to US
2 years, 3 months ago

Visa rules in Mexico don't stop Venezuelans headed to US

The Independent  

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Photos: US-bound migrant caravan set to trek through Mexico
2 years, 6 months ago

Photos: US-bound migrant caravan set to trek through Mexico

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of mostly Venezuelan migrants and refugees began receiving temporary Mexican visas as they prepared to continue their trek towards the United States. They had set up a temporary camp on a basketball court in the southern Mexican town of Huixtla, some 40km from where they began their journey close to the Guatemala border. Immigration authorities in Huixtla began slowly …

In southern Mexico, a crush of stranded migrants clashes almost daily with authorities
2 years, 9 months ago

In southern Mexico, a crush of stranded migrants clashes almost daily with authorities

LA Times  

In Tapachula, Mexico, migrants waiting to travel to the U.S. line up outside the Mexican immigration agency seeking asylum status. And on Friday, after migrants again stormed the office, Mexico’s National Immigration Institute announced that its Tapachula branch would be closed until further notice. “There aren’t any jobs in Tapachula, so how am I supposed to live when the money …

For many asylum-seekers, flying to Mexico is ticket to US
2 years, 10 months ago

For many asylum-seekers, flying to Mexico is ticket to US

Associated Press  

SOMERTON, Ariz. — Seated on a metal folding chair in the front row among dozens of asylum-seekers awaiting COVID tests in Arizona, Gloria Estela Vallora reaped the benefits of her Colombian passport. Mexico’s Interior Department said the latest move responded to a tenfold increase in Venezuelans traveling “in an irregular manner to a third country,” a clear reference to the …

‘We can’t survive’: Migrants in Mexico protest slow asylum system
3 years, 3 months ago

‘We can’t survive’: Migrants in Mexico protest slow asylum system

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers join caravan bound for Mexico City to demand expedited asylum proceedings. Hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers from Central America and the Caribbean departed the southern Mexican city of Tapachula on Saturday in a caravan headed to the country’s capital, where they hoped to seek expedited asylum proceedings. The caravan comes after days of …

Mexico: help for US on migrants “can’t go on forever”
3 years, 3 months ago

Mexico: help for US on migrants “can’t go on forever”

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president again sidestepped questions Thursday about the reinstatement of the U.S. “Remain in Mexico” policy. “But this can’t go on forever, we have to get to the bottom of the issue and that means investing in the development of poor countries.” That was an apparent reference to López Obrador’s proposal to expand Mexico’s mass tree-planting program …

Colombia will legalize undocumented Venezuelan migrants
3 years, 10 months ago

Colombia will legalize undocumented Venezuelan migrants

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia said Monday it will register hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants and refugees currently in the country without papers, in a bid to provide them with legal residence permits and facilitate their access to health care and legal employment opportunities. President Ivan Duque said that through a new temporary protection statute, Venezuelan migrants who are in …

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