U.S. Issues Potential Irregular African Immigrants Gentle Warning

The U.S. Department of State has delivered a subtle warning to
would-be irregular migrants from Africa, who may be drawing
inspiration from the crisis at the country’s southern border.

A spokesperson of the department, Mr Jalina Porter, who gave the
warning, on Friday, said anyone seeking to enter the U.S. should do
so through “legal pathways”.

“The Biden administration certainly prioritises responsible and
safe migration practices, and this doesn’t preclude anyone, whether
you’re in the Northern Triangle or Central America or whether you
are from Africa.

“So, we say to those in Africa who are looking at what’s going
on along the border that the border is and always has been closed
to irregular migration.

“Anyone seeking to come to the U.S. should seek to do so via
legal pathways,” she told reporters at a news briefing.

Porter was responding to a question on whether there would be a
consideration for asylum seekers from Africa in President Joe
Biden’s administration’s proposed immigration reforms.

A part of the question centred on irregular African immigrants
already in the U.S. watching the situation at the southern border
and hoping to get some relief.

The Biden administration is currently grappling with an influx
of illegal migrants, mostly from Mexico, at the southern
border.

Reports say an average of 5,000 unauthorised migrants are
crossing into the country through that route every day, posing a
huge logistical and humanitarian challenge to the new
administration.

U.S. authorities are reportedly allowing about half of the
migrants to stay in the country and seek asylum.

After taking office in January, Biden reversed a policy by his
predecessor, Donald Trump, of turning back unaccompanied
children.

Now, the government processes them and places them with
sponsoring families in the U.S., according to the BBC.

Critics are blaming these new policies for the surge in illegal
migration, the BBC reported. (NAN)

The U.S. Department of State has delivered a subtle warning to
would-be irregular migrants from Africa, who may be drawing
inspiration from the crisis at the country’s southern border.

A spokesperson of the department, Mr Jalina Porter, who gave the
warning, on Friday, said anyone seeking to enter the U.S. should do
so through “legal pathways”.

“The Biden administration certainly prioritises responsible and
safe migration practices, and this doesn’t preclude anyone, whether
you’re in the Northern Triangle or Central America or whether you
are from Africa.

“So, we say to those in Africa who are looking at what’s going
on along the border that the border is and always has been closed
to irregular migration.

“Anyone seeking to come to the U.S. should seek to do so via
legal pathways,” she told reporters at a news briefing.

Porter was responding to a question on whether there would be a
consideration for asylum seekers from Africa in President Joe
Biden’s administration’s proposed immigration reforms.

A part of the question centred on irregular African immigrants
already in the U.S. watching the situation at the southern border
and hoping to get some relief.

The Biden administration is currently grappling with an influx
of illegal migrants, mostly from Mexico, at the southern
border.

Reports say an average of 5,000 unauthorised migrants are
crossing into the country through that route every day, posing a
huge logistical and humanitarian challenge to the new
administration.

U.S. authorities are reportedly allowing about half of the
migrants to stay in the country and seek asylum.

After taking office in January, Biden reversed a policy by his
predecessor, Donald Trump, of turning back unaccompanied
children.

Now, the government processes them and places them with
sponsoring families in the U.S., according to the BBC.

Critics are blaming these new policies for the surge in illegal
migration, the BBC reported. (NAN)