The US may begin to deny asylum to migrants who did not request assistance in a transit country

The United States may begin to deny entry and asylum to migrants on the border with Mexico if they did not request assistance in the country they crossed on their way to the United States. about this The Guardian writes with reference to the published plan of the Joe Biden administration.

The publication notes that the new rules will potentially affect tens of thousands of migrants, since they impose serious restrictions on the receipt of asylum by any applicants other than residents of Mexico.

The initiative will undergo a 30-day public comment period before adoption. If adopted, the rules will be established for two years with the possibility of extension.

Former President Donald Trump proposed a similar rule in 2019, but a federal appeals court blocked it. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has already said it will oppose Biden's plan in court.

Earlier, WSJ wrote about the sharply increased number of Russians at checkpoints on the Mexican border. According to the publication, from October to December, 12.5 thousand Russian citizens arrived there - this is 2.5 times more than during the same period in 2021.

In October, the Coast Guard detained two men on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, who had arrived by boat from Russia. They managed to tell local residents that they had sailed from the village of Egvekinot in Chukotka and were “running from the Russian military.” The men were later allowed to remain in the United States.