Texas, United States.
A government delegation led by the US Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, Visited this weekend the border with Mexico to assess how to “improve” the response of the White house to the boom on the arrival of undocumented, especially of unaccompanied minors.
the White house reported in a statement the visit, which was attended on Saturday by 14 government officials of the US President Joe Biden, Who will soon receive a detailed report on the conclusions of the trip.
The delegation visited a center of the Border patrol and facilities of the Office of resettlement of refugees (ORR), the agency responsible for the temporary care of minors undocumented arriving at the border without the company of adults and are arrested by the migratory authorities.
HOW TO HOST CHILDREN
The advisors of Biden “They talked about seating needs given the number of unaccompanied children and families they are reaching the border, And the complex challenges related to the reconstruction of the migratory system and of border infrastructure that has been gutted “by the previous Administration, indicates the communiqué.
They also assessed the “improvements that need to be made to restore safe and efficient procedures in order to process and to house the minors unaccompanied, in addition to reuniting them with his family or guardians “, Add.
“In addition, they discussed ways to secure the fair and humane treatment of immigrants, The safety of workers (migrants) and the well – being of nearby communities, at a time of global pandemic “, Concludes the note.
Although the Government of Biden has warned that the border with Mexico is still closed and this is not the time to try to get to the United States, the flow of immigrants has increased markedly since the new president came to power in January.
ARRIVALS IN INCREASE
more than 300 minors unaccompanied by day have been detained in recent weeks by the Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to the Department of Homeland SecurityDHS, in English).
And this week, immigration agents arrested on several occasions in addition to 4,000 undocumented per day, Almost double the figures recorded in January, The Washington Post reported this Sunday.
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Meanwhile, the Government of Biden confirmed this Friday, in a court document, his plan to end the prolonged detentions of families of undocumented immigrants and limit to a maximum of 72 hours total timewhat they may be detained, In two centers located in Texas.
Although most adults who arrive at the border are expelled immediately under the so-called “Title 42”, a measure covered by the covid-19 pandemic, To minors and some families with children if allowed andenter and apply for asylum.
This has increased pressure on government facilities that temporarily house unaccompanied minors, who were at 94% of their capacity this week, according to sources in the Department of Health and Human Services – on which the agency reports ORR- quoted by CNN. EFE