The United States has announced that it is in talks with various governments to establish agreements to expedite the repatriation of migrants following the new asylum restrictions implemented by President Joe Biden. These restrictions will be activated when irregular crossings at the southern border exceed a daily average of 2,500.

The Undersecretary of Homeland Security, Blas Nuñez-Neto, mentioned that the United States is in constant dialogue with governments in the Eastern and Western Hemisphere to establish repatriation agreements. These agreements will allow people without a legal basis to remain in the country to be quickly deported.

The announcement of these talks came after Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador asked that deportations be carried out directly to the countries of origin and not to Mexico. López Obrador assured that his government will cooperate with the United States, but insisted on the importance of avoiding triangulation of deportations.

The new restrictions announced by Biden seek to more efficiently manage the migratory flow at the southern border. Despite concerns that these measures could generate saturation on Mexico's northern border, López Obrador ruled out such a scenario and reaffirmed his government's support for Biden's immigration policies.

Since the beginning of 2023, Mexico has tightened immigration controls to prevent migrants from reaching the US. In this context, the director of the International Rescue Committee in Mexico, Rafael Velásquez, highlighted the crucial role of Mexico in the implementation of these policies migratory. Although Mexican authorities have stepped up efforts to stop the progress of migrants, few have been deported, resulting in many remaining in Mexican cities far from the US border.

Biden announced that the restrictions will take effect immediately when daily crossings exceed 2,500, an average already exceeded. Mexico currently accepts up to 30,000 deportees from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela each month.

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