MEXICO (Reuters) December,22 – Hundreds of migrants in coats and blankets formed long lines in the cold winter air at the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday. End of the United States.
Many hoped it would be easier to enter the country after the Dec. 21 deadline for the US to lift COVID-era restrictions, but the US Supreme Court ruled this week that a directive called Title 42 would allow We have ruled that it is temporarily valid.
Some Venezuelans lamented the last-minute move as migrants streamed through the gates into the United States.
“We are waiting. Here they say one thing and half an hour later they say another,” said Vanessa Levenga, 40, of Venezuela. He is one of thousands of immigrants who have gathered in Juarez.
Title 42 allows U.S. authorities to return immigrants of certain nationalities, including Venezuelans, to Mexico without the possibility of asylum. The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to suspend the hearing until after December 27.
Ms. Jelares, an immigrant from Venezuela who was traveling with her two children, said Christmas made things even more difficult. “Today is December 24th and I don’t know where they will sleep,” she said. “When you see the lights, it’s Christmas. We have to explain that we want to give them a better future.”
Migrants in other border towns face similar dilemmas.
Six weeks after his arrival in Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, Venezuelan Giovanni Castellanos prepares to spend Christmas in a tent away from his wife and his five children.
Castellanos said Wednesday he saw 30 or 40 of his men crossing Rio Bravo and being hired as US agents. Reuters images show migrants carrying small children and belongings on inflatable mattresses. “A lot of people are desperate and don’t want to spend Christmas here,” says 32-year-old Castellanos.
According to Juan Antonio Sierra, who runs the city’s largest migrant shelter, Matamoros currently has up to 8,000 migrants, many of whom are living in border camps or living on the streets.
With temperatures expected to drop further, he fears those trying to reach the United States will endanger their lives by crossing rivers.
“It’s dangerous because the temperature fluctuates and you can drown. It’s going to get colder,” he said.
