“They think that with Biden [crossing] the border is much easier, and they have the false idea that with children or families that will also make it easier,” said Xicotencatl. In February, CBP encountered 100,441 persons attempting entry along the SW border. Their job is to help Border Patrol respond to the surge of migrants illegally crossing into the United States. The adverse conditions have continued to deteriorate,” he added, referring to two hurricanes that hit Honduras. Copyright © 2021 CBS Interactive Inc.All rights reserved. Hernández, the migration analyst, notes that Mexico continues to deport more migrants than the United States. By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN. “It’s a complicated situation for the government: if it exerts too much pressure, it can work against it at the polls, but if it relaxes too much, that could also backfire.”, The message for migrants is: don’t move. One of the mothers, Yoseli, left Honduras four months ago with her son Derick. The effect of Covid-19 reduced asylum requests to Mexico itself by 42% compared with the previous year, according to Mexico’s Refugee Aid Commission. Yoseli told Villarreal she decided to cross because she heard the law is different here in the United States. Rich told Villarreal he can tell that Yoseli received help to cross the river because they had dry clothes. MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - In the past few months, there has been an influx of unaccompanied minors crossing the southwest border. © 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Jualmil Esteban Rosales, a 10-year-old migrant from Honduras, told CBS News that he is not scared because God is watching him. It's heartbreaking," he said. In February, 29,792 unaccompanied children crossed the border without their parents, of whom 2,942 were under age 12, according to US Customs and Border Protection. U.S. border security along the southern border with Mexico is coming under increasing scrutiny following a growing number of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S. border in February which comes after the Biden administration has reversed several key immigration policies of former President Donald Trump, ⦠But Biden’s ascension to the US presidency has coincided with a markedly different tone towards immigration, and the appointment of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas, who arrived in the United States as a Cuban refugee. February 27, 2021. And thereâs no magic word needed to get in. In the first weeks of the new administration, there has been an increase in the number of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S-Mexico border. "You have hundreds and hundreds of people coming across here on a daily basis, you know...This is one of the main crossing areas where they like to cross because it's very secluded out here," Rich told CBS News' Mireya Villarreal. Watch CBS News anytime, anywhere with the our 24/7 digital news network. Unfortunately people don’t pay attention, They think that with Biden [crossing] the border is much easier, and they have the false idea that with children or families that will also make it easier. Abbott Slams Biden Over Minors at the Border: Administration âMade it Clearâ that Unaccompanied Children âWill be Allowedâ in By Rudy Takala Mar 17th, 2021, 3:31 pm Unaccompanied minors, a pandemic and politics mix at the border On: 3/15/2021 , By Rhina Guidos, , In: Nation ...An 18-year-old Honduran mother holds her son after crossing the Rio Grande River into La Joya, Texas, March 14, 2021. The number of people caught while trying to cross the US-Mexico border exceeded 100,000 last month, according to the US authorities, and is on track to hit a 20-year high. Children crossing the border deserve fair treatment. President Biden is facing a growing dilemma at the southern border that shows few signs of abating: the number of unaccompanied minors crossing into the United States steadily increasing in recent weeks. "How does that sit with you?" Although the border is officially still closed, in the last three weeks a steady flow of unaccompanied children and Mexicans leaving their own country have tried to slip through, and have been met with spot checks, arrests and deportations. “We are expelling most single adults and families. The influx of Central American migrants into Mexico in 2019 marked the first year in power of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and only abated due to the pandemic. Migrant children from Central America take refuge from the rain in the back of a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle in Penitas, Texas, March 14, 2021, as they await to be transported after crossing the Rio Grande River into the United States. This browser is no longer supported. And, the number of unaccompanied minors from Central America also rose 60% over January to more than 9,400. Dozens of activists held an online summit last weekend to decide how to deal with the situation. “Unfortunately people don’t pay attention… they have no reason to come because there is no way for them to cross over [into the United States],” he added. Most unaccompanied minors cross the border into the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Migrants arrested by the Border Patrol after crossing the Río Grande on March 17. While the United States is using public health legislation to turn away most arrivals, citing the Covid-19 pandemic, unaccompanied teens and children are now able to enter and begin claims for residency or asylum, in a break with the Trump administration. The Mexican government is confronting this upsurge in an electoral year, and after converting the country into a hard stopping point for those fleeing violence and poverty in Central America under Trump. Amid border surge, confusion reigns over Biden policies Associated Press - By ELLIOT SPAGAT ⢠4h. For Alberto Hernández, president of the Colegio de la Frontera (Border College), the problem is twofold: Central Americans who see Biden as their savior, and a newer group of Mexicans who are leaving for financial reasons related to the pandemic. The amount of unaccompanied minors has doubled in February of 2021 when compared to February of 2020 and the Biden ⦠His mom is in Honduras and he told CBS News that he will try to stay with an aunt who lives in the United States. IE 11 is not supported. There are currently 7,700 unaccompanied minors under the care of HHS, which opened an overflow shelter in Carrizo Springs, Texas for children between the ages of 13 and 17 earlier this year. The number of illegal border crossings during the month of March shows an urgent need to address the ongoing situation at the border.â In February 2021, Border Patrol agents apprehended 18,945 unaccompanied minors (7,056 in Texas sectors alone) and the Biden Administration scrambles to catch up with the ⦠Updated 5:44 PM ET, Wed March 3, 2021. To visit EL PAÍS with the best experience, update it to the latest version or download one of the following supported browsers: Mexico is bracing for a new migration crisis at the border with the United States, as word of the softening of policy under the administration of Joe Biden trickles down to communities who have waited out the pandemic for this moment. The constables keep the migrants on the main trail, pushing them towards a Border Patrol staging area about a mile away. “Poverty, high levels of violence, and corruption in Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries have propelled migration to our southwest border for years. Another 800 were detained in the same regions traveling by bus or on trucks, the INM told Reuters. The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the situation in the shelters because fewer people can stay due to social distancing and hygiene measures. A spike in unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border have District 13 Representative Ronny Jackson and District 4 Representative Pat Fallon urging the Biden administration to take action. CBS News has confirmed that a record 7,300 unaccompanied migrant kids were transferred into a network of shelters run by the U.S. refugee agency in February. “The message for migrants is: don’t move,” warned Juan Antonio Sierra Vargas, in charge of the “Casa del Migrante” (Migrant House) in Matamoros, a town in the border state of Tamaulipas. Around one of every 10 undocumented migrants that immigration officials encountered in February was an unaccompanied minor, a 62% increase from January. We are not expelling unaccompanied children,” said Mayorkas on Tuesday. As Rich was speaking to Villarreal, two mothers were seen traveling with their boys. Xicotencatl also complained about a lack of support from the Mexican government, which this year cut support for migrant associations from the budget. For now, he said there is a family among the group of migrants who will watch over him as he makes his way across the border. There is a crisis growing at the U.S.-Mexico border as thousands of unaccompanied minors are showing up at Americaâs front door. TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) â It took less than a month for 200 tents to fill every spot in a Mexican plaza at the busiest border crossing with the United States. Alarm is also ringing through Mexico’s migrant shelters, where arrivals are also spiking. ... 2021. "That's pretty rough, I have a 6-year-old and I wouldn't want him out here by himself.
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