“
I intend
to,” said Joe Biden on Wednesday January 4 to journalists who asked him if he intended to go to the United States border with Mexico, where very many candidates regularly arrive. immigration.
The American president did not give more details on the date of this visit, he who goes next Monday to Mexico for a summit with the Mexican and Canadian leaders.
The subject of immigration is particularly sensitive for the White House, which is struggling for the moment to put in place a sustainable strategy to manage arrivals at the border with Mexico, which is 3000 kilometers long.
The Biden administration's immigration policy so far has largely depended on a measure put in place by former President Donald Trump, which severely restricts entry into the territory in the name of health concerns.
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"Title 42"
This legal device, known as "
Title 42
", has been the subject of several legal battles.
The Supreme Court decided to uphold it on December 27, pending a decision on the merits next spring.
The migration crisis on the southern border is one of the favorite subjects of the Republican opposition, which criticizes Joe Biden for being blind in the matter and regularly asks the American president as well as Vice-President Kamala Harris to get there.
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Human rights activists criticize the measure now in place, which allows immediate expulsion, without legal recourse.
Many US states are warning of an influx of migrants once
Title 42
is lifted , as illegal arrivals at the US border with Mexico are already breaking historic records, with more 200,000 arrests in November alone.
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