The effort is part of President Biden's attempts to create more legal avenues for migration.
Asylum seekers, mostly from Venezuela, rest in the shade of a tent set up by Mexican authorities near the border as they try to cross into the U.S. without an appointment, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
The program would likely be open to Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan refugees in Mexico, the sources said. Migrants would need to show they were in Mexico before June 6 to qualify, one of the sources said. Hundreds of thousands of migrants from those four nations have passed through Mexico en route to the U.S. during political and economic upheaval in recent years, straining resources in both countries and putting political pressure on Biden, a Democrat seeking reelection in 2024.
Refugees using the U.S. resettlement program can apply to become permanent residents within one year, offering more stability than other options. To be approved, they must establish that they face persecution due to race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.
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