President Joe Biden has walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspected a busy port of entry in his first trip to the region
in the past week that drew strong criticism from immigration advocates.
on Monday and Tuesday for a North American leaders summit. Immigration is among the items on the agenda. Migrants and asylum-seekers fleeing violence and persecution have increasingly found that protections in the United States are available primarily to those with money or the savvy to find someone to vouch for them financially.
“We have suffered a lot since entering the jungle of the Darien Gap and passing through Mexico. It has all been a battle, battle, battle,” he said. “I know that we are here illegally, but please give us a chance.” The U.S. will also turn away migrants who do not seek asylum first in a country they traveled through en route to the U.S. Migrants are being asked to complete a form on a phone app so that they they can go to a port of entry at a pre-scheduled date and time.
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