According to data from the federal Customs and Border Protection (CBP), about 250,000 people out of 302,034 people were arrested at the Green Border, and the rest applied to the US authorities via an online application to enter the country.
According to US procedures, those arriving without valid documents have the right to apply for asylum. Due to the large numbers of arrivals, authorities do not have the capacity to process applications quickly, so most people are allowed into the country under a rule that allows for individual fairness.
In early January, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas provided information on the Texas border section that more than 85 percent of those arriving illegally from the South are released into the United States after registration by authorities.
Texas closed the border with barbed wire
The largest number of arrivals into the United States enter the United States from Texas, attempting to cross the border via the Rio Grande, which is crossable in many places.
The conflict between the state of Texas and the federal government in Washington has deepened in recent weeks, after Texas closed one of the most pressured sections of the border in the city of Eagle Pass to federal border guards on January 10. By the Texas Governor's reasoning, the Federal Border Patrol does not protect the border, so it will enforce border protection with the Texas National Guard involved. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that President Joe Biden's actions have led to an unprecedented invasion of the border, which he considers his duty to act against.
The Biden administration has called on Texas not to obstruct the federal Border Patrol, which has ordered the removal of the razor wire barrier. The federal Supreme Court ruled this week that federal border agents have the right to remove a border barrier erected by Texas authorities.
The most difficult procedure ever
Tightening immigration policy has been intensely debated between Democratic and Republican members of Congress since December. On Thursday, the Senate,
Senators announced they had reached an agreement on tougher border patrols and immigration reforms.
Legislation to cover additional military support to Ukraine will also be linked to the adoption of the legislation they have developed. Based on the Senate bill announced Thursday, if illegal border crossings exceed a certain daily number — 5,000 per day on a weekly average — the Border Patrol would be obligated to deport arrivals again.
Regarding the bipartisan compromise by senators, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson indicated that it is unlikely to obtain a majority because it does not include real immigration reform.
In a statement on Friday, President Joe Biden welcomed the bill, which he called the toughest border security measure ever, and said he would commit to implementing it if Congress passes it.
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