US Admits Some Venezuelans, Expels Others
2022-10-14
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1The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants at U.S. airports.
2Mexico has also agreed to take back Venezuelans who come to the U.S. illegally by land, the United States and Mexico said Wednesday.
3The order goes into effect immediately.
4Venezuelans who walk or swim across the border will be immediately returned to Mexico under a pandemic rule known as Title 42.
5The rule suspends rights to seek asylum under U.S. and international law in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
6Any Venezuelan who illegally enters Mexico or Panama after Wednesday will also be prevented from coming to the U.S. under the rule.
7The U.S. offer of parole for up to 24,000 Venezuelans is similar to a program for Ukrainians who fled Russia's invasion.
8Immigration parole permits migrants to enter the U.S. temporarily.
9The program's success depends on whether Mexico will take back Venezuelans who enter Mexico illegally, the Department of Homeland Security said.
10The moves are in answer to a large increase in migration from Venezuela.
11Venezuela passed Guatemala and Honduras in August to become the second-largest nationality arriving at the U.S. border.
12Alejandro Mayorkas is the Homeland Security secretary.
13He said: "Those who attempt to cross the southern border of the United States illegally will be returned to Mexico and will be ineligible for this process in the future. Those who follow the lawful process will have the opportunity to travel safely to the United States and become eligible to work here."
14Until now, Mexico has agreed to accept migrants expelled under Title 42 only if they are from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, as well as Mexico.
15The U.S. struggles to expel other nationalities because of costs, poor diplomatic relations and other reasons.
16Poor relations with the Venezuelan government have made it very hard to apply Title 42 to Venezuelans.
17The pandemic rule has been used 2.3 million times since March 2020 but used only 2,453 times on Venezuelans.
18In August, Venezuelans were stopped 25,349 times at the U.S. southern border.
19That is a 43 percent increase from July and four times the amount from August 2021.
20An estimated 6.8 million Venezuelans have fled their country since its economic crisis in 2014, mostly to Latin America and Caribbean countries.
21But the U.S. economy's strength since the pandemic has led Venezuelan migrants to look north.
22Venezuelans who successfully apply to the new program online must come to the United States through an airport.
23That is similar to an effort that began in April to admit up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing war.
24Venezuelans, like Ukrainians, must have someone providing financial support in the United States.
25They also must find a way to reach the United States.
26There are currently no flights permitted from Venezuela to the U.S.
27It is also possible that Mexico limits how many Venezuelans it will accept from the United States.
28Mexico said in its statement that it will "temporarily allow some Venezuelan citizens" to be returned.
29The 24,000 spots that the U.S. is offering is less than the number of Venezuelans that crossed the border illegally from Mexico in just the month of August.
30I'm Dan Novak.
1The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants at U.S. airports. Mexico has also agreed to take back Venezuelans who come to the U.S. illegally by land, the United States and Mexico said Wednesday. 2The order goes into effect immediately. Venezuelans who walk or swim across the border will be immediately returned to Mexico under a pandemic rule known as Title 42. The rule suspends rights to seek asylum under U.S. and international law in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 3Any Venezuelan who illegally enters Mexico or Panama after Wednesday will also be prevented from coming to the U.S. under the rule. 4The U.S. offer of parole for up to 24,000 Venezuelans is similar to a program for Ukrainians who fled Russia's invasion. Immigration parole permits migrants to enter the U.S. temporarily. The program's success depends on whether Mexico will take back Venezuelans who enter Mexico illegally, the Department of Homeland Security said. 5The moves are in answer to a large increase in migration from Venezuela. Venezuela passed Guatemala and Honduras in August to become the second-largest nationality arriving at the U.S. border. 6Alejandro Mayorkas is the Homeland Security secretary. He said: "Those who attempt to cross the southern border of the United States illegally will be returned to Mexico and will be ineligible for this process in the future. Those who follow the lawful process will have the opportunity to travel safely to the United States and become eligible to work here." 7Until now, Mexico has agreed to accept migrants expelled under Title 42 only if they are from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, as well as Mexico. The U.S. struggles to expel other nationalities because of costs, poor diplomatic relations and other reasons. 8Poor relations with the Venezuelan government have made it very hard to apply Title 42 to Venezuelans. The pandemic rule has been used 2.3 million times since March 2020 but used only 2,453 times on Venezuelans. 9In August, Venezuelans were stopped 25,349 times at the U.S. southern border. That is a 43 percent increase from July and four times the amount from August 2021. 10An estimated 6.8 million Venezuelans have fled their country since its economic crisis in 2014, mostly to Latin America and Caribbean countries. But the U.S. economy's strength since the pandemic has led Venezuelan migrants to look north. 11Venezuelans who successfully apply to the new program online must come to the United States through an airport. That is similar to an effort that began in April to admit up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing war. 12Venezuelans, like Ukrainians, must have someone providing financial support in the United States. They also must find a way to reach the United States. There are currently no flights permitted from Venezuela to the U.S. 13It is also possible that Mexico limits how many Venezuelans it will accept from the United States. Mexico said in its statement that it will "temporarily allow some Venezuelan citizens" to be returned. 14The 24,000 spots that the U.S. is offering is less than the number of Venezuelans that crossed the border illegally from Mexico in just the month of August. 15I'm Dan Novak. 16Dan Novak adapted this story based on reporting by The Associated Press. 17______________________________________________________________________ 18Words in This Story 19parole - n. temporary permission given to a migrant to stay in the country while they 20opportunity - n. an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done 21eligible - adj. able to be chosen for something 22allow - v. to permit