This is not good for the Democrats
Hundreds of migrants set off from southern Mexico on Sunday, heading toward the United States as border encounters have decreased following President Biden’s executive action last month.
The Associated Press (AP) reported that these migrants, who are from around 12 different countries, left the town of Ciudad Hidalgo on foot. Many of them are hoping to reach the U.S. border before the November elections.
Some migrants shared with the AP that they had been waiting in Ciudad Hidalgo for weeks to obtain permits to travel north. Miguel Salazar, a migrant from El Salvador, mentioned the risk they are taking, fearing that the necessary permits might be blocked.
Salazar also expressed concern that a potential future administration under former President Trump could prevent migrants from making appointments through CBP One, an app used to schedule an appointment at a port of entry. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website, migrants must be in central or northern Mexico to request and schedule an appointment.
A video from NBC News showed a large group of migrants walking along a highway in Chiapas, Mexico, many carrying backpacks and children as they continued their journey.
Last month, President Biden issued an executive order to strengthen border security, mandating that noncitizens be turned away whenever the seven-day average of daily border crossings exceeds 2,500 between ports of entry.
The Biden administration announced that border encounters with migrants had decreased by 40 percent three weeks after the president’s action.
