The US has deported migrants to a dozen countries

NOW has deported thousands of migrants to a dozen countries, including Mexico, Colombia and Peruwith a new migration policy established after the repeal Title 42he said this Monday US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Undersecretary for Border policy and immigration, Blas Núñez-Netohe explained at a press conference that the situation at the border “remains very volatile and constantly evolving,” which is why authorities are monitoring it in real time.

After the state of emergency ended last Thursday night, the United States ended Title 42, which allowed the on-the-spot deportation of undocumented migrants under pretext COVID-19but established other restrictions on asylum claims at the border and began deporting them through another regulation known as Title 8.

Irregular border crossings have decreased in the past three days by nearly 50%, from 10,000 a day to 5,000, according to DHS data.

“We have captured and returned thousands of non-citizens, individuals and families, to more than 10 countries, including Colombia, Honduras and Peru“, explained Núñez-Neto.

In addition, he reminded that, based on the agreement reached at the beginning of the year, all Venezuelans, Cubans, Nicaraguans and Haitians who cross illegally are returned to Mexico, instead of to their countries.

“This is the first time the government of Mexico has accepted the return of non-Mexican nationals at our land border. It has worked well in recent days,” the official said.

Unlike Title 42, Title 8 allows migrants to apply for asylum upon arrival at the border, but they must meet several conditions, including filing a claim in the countries they passed through or face swift deportation.

Núñez-Neto said that migrants “should seek protection in the country closest to the country they are leaving from”, and gave an example Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama or Mexicowhich many go through before coming to the United States.

The official urged people to look for legal migration routes and not to show up at a US border crossing without making an asylum-seeking arrangement through a cellphone app Customs and border protection (CBP, in English).

“Don’t invest a lot of money or risk your lives to end up being sent back home,” the immigration official warned.