A recent immigration-related agreement between the Mexican government and the Biden/Harris administration calls for bussing of migrants from two cities in the south of Mexico to the border with the United States. Meals and protection will be provided for the migrants traveling from the two locations to the U.S. destination, where their appointments for asylum are arranged under the CBP-One application.
Declaring the effort the “Secure Emerging Mobility Corridor,” the Mexican government’s National Institute of Migration (INM) released a notification on Saturday in Spanish. Tapachula, Chiapas, and Villahermosa, Tabasco, will be the two southern Mexican departure cities.
Through the scheduling of free travel services in conjunction with the CBP-One program, which schedules appointments for release into the United States, the new transportation scheme will enable Mexican authorities to better regulate the flow of migrants entering their interior.
Right now, the Biden/Harris CBP-One asylum application is releasing 1,450 migrants into the United States every day. The first obstacle to a successful asylum petition is often a “credible fear” interview, which the migrants are exempt from.
The program’s introduction coincides with a week after officials from the Biden/Harris administration met in Mexico with representatives from Mexico’s INM to broaden the area in Mexico where migrants can seek CBP-One asylum appointments. Up until this week, the software limited users’ ability to make appointments in central and northern Mexico. By granting the appointment in southern Mexico, both governments will now be able to control the flow of migrants entering Mexico.
Participants in the program will receive an immigration visa that enables them to enter the nation lawfully for a 20-day period. INM will work with local, state, and federal law enforcement authorities to arrange protection for the buses heading to the US border.
