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La Jornada Newspaper
Thursday, December 5, 2024, p. 26
San Diego. United States federal authorities made approximately 46,700 arrests for crossing the border without papers from Mexico in November, which represents a 17 percent decrease compared to October and the lowest monthly figure during Joe Biden’s presidency, an official reported. of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The total of arrests represents a decline of more than 80 percent from a historical high of almost 250,000 arrests in December 2023, and casts doubt on predictions of a marked increase before Donald Trump’s inauguration on December 20. January.
Federal authorities made nearly 700 arrests at the Canadian border during November, compared to 1,283 in October, according to the source who is withholding his name because the figures are preliminary and not yet made public.
Last week, Trump promised to impose new tariffs on Mexico and Canada, as well as China, as soon as he takes office, as part of his efforts to combat irregular immigration and drug trafficking. The Republican attacked the waves of undocumented immigrants entering the United States, which unleashed a forceful response from President Claudia Sheinbaum, who highlighted the marked decrease in the number of undocumented foreigners throughout this year.
Arrests at the border fell by half after Mexican authorities strengthened enforcement of their immigration laws within their borders, and later fell by half as the Biden administration implemented severe restrictions on asylum applications.
Cuba dismisses threats
Cuba rejected Trump’s threats to carry out mass deportations of Cubans living in immigration limbo in US territory.
It is not realistic to think that there will be mass deportations to CubaVice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío said at a press conference, at the end of a working meeting in Havana between authorities from the two countries.
Fernández de Cossío described constructive and franc This fifth and last meeting between authorities from the two countries to discuss migration issues during the Biden administration.