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U.S. will begin turning many Venezuelan migrants back to Mexico

The Biden administration plans to turn most Venezuelan migrants crossing the southern border back to Mexico, which was previously not allowed, the Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday.The border policy also creates a pathway to bring as many as 24,000 “qualified” Venezuelans into the country. The plan includes a joint effort by the United States and Mexico to crack down on human smuggling operations by establishing new migration checkpoints and additional resources to target trafficking operations.The new policy comes as the number of migrants crossing into the U.S. has surged in recent years. It also comes ahead of a midterm ...

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