position on the border between America And Mexico is getting intense. As announced by the US Border Police (CBP), about 213,000 people were caught trying to cross the border illegally in July. According to officials, this is an increase of 172,000 people over the previous year and the highest level in a good 20 years.

So the limit of 200,000 migrants per month was last exceeded in March 2000. Most of those captured are currently being immediately deported by US authorities. The situation at the border had already worsened in the last few months: in May The number of arrests rose to nearly 180,000, from June to 189,000.

The CBP border police said a good quarter of all the migrants caught in July were repeat offenders. Accordingly, he was already raised and deported at least once in the previous year. According to CBP, the number of children and minors caught at the border rose by a quarter to nearly 19,000 in July.

presidential government Joe Biden The pressure is mounting as large numbers of migrants and refugees arrive at the southern border. Republicans accuse Democrat Biden of creating a crisis at the border with his more liberal migration policies.

USA wants to expand online asylum applications

According to the Reuters news agency, the US wants to expand its online asylum system to reduce congestion at the border. The system aims to enable foreigners to apply for asylum in the United States using a cell phone or computer. However, it has not yet been extensively tested. US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Meyerkas spoke of an “unprecedented number of migrants” at the southern border. Meyerkas said nothing about who is eligible for the new online asylum system. pus