And this has nothing to do with the proposal to have the military go against Mexican cartels. The deployment of US soldiers at the border is to contain a new wave of migrants.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed the dispatch of 1,500 soldiers to the border with Mexico. This number will be added to the 2,500 military personnel who have already been stationed in the US border region for some time.
With information from the US Department of Defense, Jean-Pierre said that the soldiers will remain in the area for around 90 days. Their tasks will consist of “complementing” the work entrusted to the border patrol agents.
The spokeswoman clarified that the active soldiers They will not carry weapons and will not be in charge of making arrests.. This function will continue – in theory – as exclusive to Customs and Border Protection agents.
“Then what the hell are they going to do?”, the kind reader will wonder. Well, according to sources of Telemundothe military They will take care of “critical tasks”… such as control and detection on the ground, the input data, as well as warehouse support.
Deployment of the military has to do with the end of “Title 42”
The reinforcements sent to the US-Mexico border are a way to prevent (or, rather, contain) the new and largest wave of migrants, since the so-called “Title 42” is about to concludewith which the US government was allowed to quickly expel migrants who tried to enter its territory… including those who arrived requesting asylum.
“Title 42” is old (it was born in the 40s), but it was revived to be implemented at the beginning of 2020 under the justification of preventing the coronavirus from spreading in the United States. Its end will come on May 11, when the COVID-19 national emergency declaration ends.
Although it is believed that with the end of “Title 42” it will be easier to request asylum in the United States, the truth is that it has not: since last January, The Joe Biden administration unveiled a plan that allows the entry of only 30,000 migrants per month… mainly from Haiti, Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.
In addition, asylum seekers must have a “sponsor” already residing in the United States… and all a series of requirements that can hardly be met by those who leave their country of origin in search of a better life….
Ahhhh and there is also the detail that migrants seeking asylum must do so using an app. The appointment is scheduled in it… and those who have tried it say that either there is no place for appointments or it is offered to them for venues and times in which it is impossible for them to arrive.
Another option to get to the United States is to first request asylum in another country. Anyway, the app CBP One will continue to operate, regardless of the end of “Title 42”.
