According to the Associated Press report,Department of Homeland SecurityOn the 20th it was announced that 472,000 Venezuelans who arrived at the border before July 31 would be granted temporary legal status, but subsequent stowaways would still be deported.white HouseIt was also announced that 800 additional active-duty troops would be deployed to the southern border.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas emphasized that US border policy had not changed and warned that smugglers would be deported: “Our borders are not open, and those who enter the country illegally and those who have Those who do not have legal residence status will be immediately deported.”
With large numbers of Venezuelans entering the country illegally, triggering a wave of immigration crisis, the White House ordered Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to be issued to approximately 472,000 Venezuelans who entered the country from March 2021 to July 31. Authorized the Department of Homeland Security. Year. ,
Mayorkas stressed: “It is important for Venezuelans to understand that anyone arriving at the border after July 31, 2023 is not eligible for this protection, and vice versa, unless they are found to have a legal residence document He is not eligible for this protection. He should be deported.”
However, Chad Wolf, former Acting Homeland Security Secretary during President Trump’s tenure, still accused Mayorkas of opening the door to allow more Venezuelans to be smuggled across the border: “This move will allow more people to be smuggled across the border.” Encourages. Because you gave them the benefits they wanted.”
Venezuela has experienced ten years of political and social turmoil. Millions have been trapped in poverty, causing at least 7.3 million to leave their homes and even travel thousands of miles to risk being trafficked into the United States. According to statistics, there will be approximately 100,000 illegal Venezuelan immigrants who obtained TPS temporary status in 2021 and 2022. There are 242,000 people.
According to data from the Federal Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Venezuelaticketless passengerBefore September 17, there were 25,777 arrests at the border, an increase of 63% compared with the same period last month, and the majority of them were illegal immigrants.
In view of this, the White House announced that 800 additional active-duty troops would be assigned to be responsible for “logistics and support functions” to allow more CBP personnel to assist the Department of Homeland Security in carrying out its mission. Will be sent to the southern border. And supervisors must implement their assigned tasks and responsibilities.”
It is understood that the Defense Department has mobilized 2,500 National Guardsmen to help handle border matters, and 24,000 CBP personnel and 2,600 non-military personnel have also been deployed to the border.
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