By Kaylee Greenlee
The Biden administration picked six humanitarian groups to decide which migrants will be allowed to remain in the U.S. instead of being expelled and denied a chance to seek asylum, the Associated Press first reported Friday.
The groups will decide which migrants are the most vulnerable in Mexico who should be permitted to stay in the U.S. rather than subject to a Trump-era public health order used to rapidly expel most migrants called Title 42. The Biden administration plans to admit up to 250 asylum-seeking migrants the groups deem worthy into the U.S. daily until the end of July when the organizations hope Title 42 restrictions are expected to be lifted.
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
“As the United States continues to enforce the CDC Order under its Title 42 public health authority, we are working to streamline a system for identifying and lawfully processing particularly vulnerable individuals who warrant humanitarian exceptions under the order,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation Friday. “This humanitarian exception process involves close coordination with international and non-governmental organizations in Mexico.”
Around 800 asylum-seeking migrants have been admitted to the U.S. since May 3, according to the AP. The groups started processing migrants in El Paso and will expand operations to include Nogales, Ariz.
The U.N. refugee agency and top Democrats have pressured President Joe Biden to rescind Title 42 restrictions as COVID-19 vaccinations increase. Around 13% of Mexico’s population has received a COVID-19 vaccination as of Wednesday, according to Reuters.
In El Salvador, about 15.5% of the population has been vaccinated against COVID-19, less than 2% of the population in both Guatemala and Honduras has been vaccinated, Reuters reported. In contrast, over 45% of people in the U.S. have been vaccinated.
The groups evaluating the migrant’s safety include the global relief organization International Rescue Committee, the London-based group Save the Children, U.S.-based groups HIAS and Kids in Need of Defense, and Mexico-based organizations Asylum Access, and the Institute for Women in Migration, two people with direct knowledge of their involvement told the AP on condition of anonymity since they weren’t authorized to speak on the matter.
Some of the organizations are worried to go public because of possible backlash from criminals in Mexico or because migrants might overwhelm their small staff. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office in Mexico recommended the most experienced organizations in the country, U.N. spokesperson Sibylla Brodzinsky told the AP.
A separate program managed by the American Civil Liberties Union allows 35 migrant families entry daily at various locations along the border without an end date.
Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.
