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☆ Biden says he doesn't support permanent repeal of debt limit
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jeff Mason | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Texas city stops migrant busing as Venezuelans pushed back to Mexico, article with galleryAmericas · October 21, 2022 · 12:48 AM UTCThe Democrat-led city of El Paso, Texas, is ending a months-long effort to bus migrants to northern cities after a new policy put in place by the Biden administration is forcing Venezuelan migrants back to Mexico and easing pressure on the border city.

☆ Mexican president hints at Venezuela-U.S. accord amid migration rise
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico September 30, 2022. "Relations between the government of the United States and Venezuela need to be restored," Lopez Obrador told a news conference. Since the policy was enacted, several thousand Venezuelans who entered the United States illegally have been returned to Mexico. Lopez Obrador urged the United States to expand the Venezuela humanitarian access permits beyond 24,000 people. "They're not enough," Lopez Obrador said.

☆ Mexico will propose expanding U.S. humanitarian access for Venezuelans
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he will propose to the United States expanding a program announced last week to grant up to 24,000 Venezuelans humanitarian access to the United States by air. "We are going to be asking that they give out more," he told a regular news conference. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Daina Beth SolomonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

REUTERS/Jose Luis GonzalezMEXICO CITY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Voluntary returns of Venezuelan migrants in Mexico by plane back to their homeland are likely to begin in the next few days, four people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Under a bilateral plan announced on Oct. 12, Washington said it would grant up to 24,000 Venezuelans humanitarian access to the United States by air. The Mexican government said on Oct. 12 that Venezuelans entering its territory from that day onward would not be allowed to apply from Mexico for access to the United States by air. Those Venezuelans who have entered Mexico illegally and want to stay in the country will have to request asylum, according to a Mexican official familiar with the matter. That could mean voluntary return to Venezuela is more attractive to some than staying in Mexico, the official said.

☆ Fewer Venezuelans caught at U.S.-Mexico border after Biden expulsions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Ted Hesson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus told Bloomberg News on Thursday that U.S. border agents had encountered just 155 Venezuelans on Wednesday, down from a daily average of 1,200 earlier this month. More than 4,500 Venezuelans have been returned to Mexico since the new U.S. expulsion policy began on Oct. 12, the Mexican government said, straining shelters there. The new effort comes as Republicans have criticized Biden's handling of the border and seek to gain control of the U.S. Congress in Nov. 8 midterm elections. At a shelter in the U.S. border city of Deming, New Mexico, Venezuelans went from being the most common nationality to absent, according to Ariana Saludares, executive director of Colores United, which runs the center. A spokesperson for Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the busing could continue until Biden "does his job."

☆ Venezuelan migrants expelled from U.S. and sent back to Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Venezuelans Marilin de Los Angeles Medero Pina (R) and her 15-year-old son Hector Alejandro Medina Medero are pictured on the banks of the Rio Grande after they tried to cross into the United States, but were told by U.S. Border Patrol that they...moreVenezuelans Marilin de Los Angeles Medero Pina (R) and her 15-year-old son Hector Alejandro Medina Medero are pictured on the banks of the Rio Grande after they tried to cross into the United States, but were told by U.S. Border Patrol that they should go back because of new migration enforcement orders from the Biden Administration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, October 18. Hector suffers from a sickness which he need treatment for, and the family was detained multiple times in Mexico, forcing them to delay their arrival to the border. REUTERS/Paul RatjeClose

☆ U.N. agency: Shelter situation in Mexico 'very concerning' for Venezuelans returned to Mexico under new U.S. policy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The IOM plans to work with local governments to increase shelter space in Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana, border cities already grappling with high numbers of migrants of various nationalities, Graber Ladek said. Ciudad Juarez, next to El Paso, has taken most migrants, with over 1,000 people, followed by Tijuana, opposite San Diego, with close to 700, according to local officials. Venezuelan migrants walk near a bridge that crosses the Rio Grande River, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Tuesday. Mexico, meanwhile, is worried many Venezuelans are still heading north to reach the U.S. border, a Mexican official said. Venezuelan migrant Franklin Pajaro told Reuters he was sent to Ciudad Juarez on Monday with his wife and two children after six days in U.S. detention, without food, clothing or money.

☆ Russian Nationals Arrested Over Alleged Scheme to Evade U.S. Sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Richard Vanderford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

Two Russian nationals were arrested for allegedly using their Germany-based company as a front to move black market oil and sensitive equipment with military uses in defiance of U.S. sanctions. Three other Russian nationals and two Venezuelans were also charged in what prosecutors described as a global scheme to evade U.S. sanctions and export controls. The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday unveiled sanctions against Mr. Orekhov, NDA and Opus Energy Trading LLC, another Orekhov-linked company. The alleged oil buyers included a Russian aluminum company controlled by a sanctioned oligarch and a Chinese energy conglomerate, neither of which were named by prosecutors. Some of the same electronic components obtained through the scheme were found in Russian weapons platforms seized in Ukraine, prosecutors said.

Venezuelan migrants, some expelled from the U.S. to Mexico under Title 42 and others who have not crossed yet, protest new immigration policies on the banks of the Rio Bravo river, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico October 18, 2022. Ciudad Juarez, next to El Paso, has taken most migrants, with over 1,000 people, followed by Tijuana, opposite San Diego, with close to 700, according to local officials. Mexico, meanwhile, is worried many Venezuelans are still heading north to reach the U.S. border, a Mexican official said. Venezuelan migrant Franklin Pajaro told Reuters he was sent to Ciudad Juarez on Monday with his wife and two children after six days in U.S. detention, without food, clothing or money. "They left us on the street," he said, as his four-year-old son Saul wiped tears from his father's eyes.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW TO VENEZUELANS IN TRANSIT TO THE UNITED STATES? Those in transit may attempt to reach the United States despite the near certainty that they will be sent back to Mexico. It is unclear where Venezuelans waiting in Mexico will stay, as Mexico's migrant shelter system is often overwhelmed. Then in 2014, Venezuela's economy buckled as global oil prices tumbled, and living conditions further deteriorated as stringent price controls created widespread shortages. Remittances to Venezuelans from relatives in the United States or elsewhere help but are insufficient for most.

☆ Biden uses controversial Trump policy to deal with influx of Venezuelan migrants at the border even as his Justice Department fights against the policy in court: report
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

President Biden is using a Trump-era rule to curb Venezuelans from entering the US at the southern border. Title 42 was invoked in 2020 under Trump to send migrants back to Mexico, citing the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden's Justice Department, however, has been fighting the policy in court. According to the AP, Mexico has said it would only take in one Venezuelan migrant for each Venezuelan allowed to enter the US on humanitarian parole. Under the current policy, Venezuelan migrants who walk or swim across the border will be expelled and those who illegally enter Mexico or Panama won't be able to enter the US, DHS said.

Under the policy, up to 24,000 Venezuelans may apply for humanitarian entry into the United States by air. U.S. officials told Reuters that 300 had been expelled border-wide from the United States the day before. Ramirez said her husband was allowed to stay in the United States while she was sent back on Thursday, a move she called "inexplicable." Those trekking over land toward the United States have an arduous route through Central America and then into Mexico. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not immediately respond to questions about the separated Venezuelans.

☆ Mexico warns Venezuelan migrants not to form caravans
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Migrants from Venezuela walk in a caravan to the U.S.-Mexico border where hundreds of others are stranded following a deal to expel Venezuelan migrants crossing into the United States after the new U.S.-Mexico migrant policy, in Huixtla, Mexico October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Jose TorresMEXICO CITY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Mexico's government on Saturday moved to discourage the formation of caravans by Venezuelan migrants, saying any who do will not be eligible to enter the United States under a new humanitarian scheme announced this week. On Friday morning a caravan of several hundred mostly Venezuelan migrants formed in southern Mexico, and though it later dispersed, hundreds more set off on Friday evening in smaller groups also bound for the U.S. border. To qualify for the U.S. program, Venezuelans will need to be able to secure a sponsor in the United States in advance. Mexico's government had already instructed Venezuelans not to proceed to the U.S. border before making their applications.

☆ U.S. may extend humanitarian migrant access beyond Venezuelans, Mexico says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The United States has told Mexico it will consider granting humanitarian access for migrants of other nationalities following an accord this week for Venezuelans, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday. Under a plan announced Wednesday, Washington will grant up to 24,000 Venezuelans humanitarian access to the United States by air, while enabling U.S. officials to expel to Mexico those caught trying to cross illegally by land. "For now it's Venezuelans, but they told us they would consider other nationalities in due course," Ebrard told reporters. He added Mexico had in recent months also seen a jump in migrant arrivals from Colombia, Brazil and Ecuador. The Biden administration also considered including Cubans and Nicaraguans in the latest border management plan, two U.S. officials told Reuters this week.

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▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Venezuelans in the town of Las Tejerias, in the country's Aragua state waited amid a rising death toll as rescuers searched for the more than 50 missing persons who were swept away on Saturday by devastating floods following heavy rain.

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have left their troubled homeland for Mexico this year to get to the United States. Up to 1,000 Venezuelans per day could be expelled to Mexico under the new agreement, two U.S. officials told Reuters. "We've been overwhelmed by the news," said Lizbeth Guerrero, director of an aid group for Venezuelan migrants in Mexico City. She forecast many people would press on with plans to reach the United States because they had nothing to return to. Those who could not enter the United States or find work quickly risked becoming prey for violent gangs, she said.

☆ Asylum-Seeking Venezuelan Migrants Who Cross Border Illegally to Be Returned to Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Michelle Hackman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Migrants from Venezuela seeking asylum in the U.S. turned themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol near El Paso, Texas, last week. WASHINGTON—Venezuelan migrants who cross the U.S.’s southern border illegally to seek asylum will be expelled back to Mexico using a pandemic-era border tool known as Title 42, under a new migration agreement announced jointly by the U.S. and Mexico on Wednesday. At the same time, the Biden administration also is creating a new immigration program to allow up to 24,000 Venezuelans to move to the U.S. legally, to deter them from attempting to cross into the U.S. illegally, the announcement said.

☆ Biden Considers Creating Immigration Program for Venezuelans
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Michelle Hackman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Biden administration is considering creating a new immigration program for Venezuelans that would allow them to enter the country legally provided they have a U.S.-based financial sponsor, according to a government official familiar with the deliberations, a move designed to discourage Venezuelans from crossing into the U.S. illegally. More than 150,000 Venezuelans have crossed the border illegally in the first 11 months of the government’s fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, compared with about 48,000 the entire year before, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.

☆ U.S., Mexico agree plan to tackle jump in Venezuelan migration
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 12 (Reuters) - U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed a plan for Venezuelan migrants that will enable thousands of people from the South American country to enter the United States by air and also send some Venezuelans to Mexico, Mexico's government said Wednesday. The latest scheme to manage higher border flows was launched as the United States and Mexico attempt to deal with a sharp increase in undocumented immigration from Venezuela. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFrom Oct. 12, U.S. authorities will begin managing access of 24,000 Venezuelan migrants by air, the statement added. Mexico would "temporarily" allow some Venezuelan nationals to enter Mexico through the U.S. border, the statement said. Venezuelans who enter Mexico from Oct. 12 will not be able to apply to enter U.S. territory from Mexico.

☆ Venezuelan rescuers search for missing as flood deaths grows
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Venezuelans in the town of Las Tejerias, in the country's Aragua state, wait amid a rising death toll as rescuers searched for the more than 50 missing persons who were swept away on Saturday by devastating floods following heavy rain.

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▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

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▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Violent protests in Haiti over rising prices and crime
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Hundreds search for signs of relatives following Venezuela floods
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Mircely Guanipa | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Rescue personnel work to recover bodies of people swept away by devastating floods following heavy rain in Las Tejerias, Aragua state, Venezuela, October 11, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez ViloriaLAS TEJERIAS, Venezuela, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Venezuelans roamed the streets of Las Tejerias on Tuesday, digging and searching for missing relatives after devastating floods swept through the town over the weekend, leaving many wondering where they would now live. I was left with nothing," said Yolismar Marin, 22, while sitting in a school serving as a shelter for victims of floods that swept through Las Tejerias on Saturday night. Government officials who visited Las Tejerias, about 67 kilometers (41.6 miles) southwest from capital Caracas, promised to recover all the houses and businesses affected. On Tuesday housewife Jennifer Galindez, 46, buried her one-year-old granddaughter Estefania, who drowned after flood water swept into Galindez's home.

☆ Venezuelan rescuers search for missing as flood death toll grows
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Mircely Guanipa | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Rains on Saturday night swept large tree trunks and debris from surrounding mountains into Las Tejerias, 40 miles (67 kilometers) southwest of Caracas, and damaging businesses and farmland. At least 36 people have been killed by the floods while 56 remain missing, Remigio Ceballos, vice president of citizen security area, told reporters in Las Tejerias on Monday. "The water swept me away," she said, adding that she eventually found refuge on a platform where there was no current. Houses, shops and other premises in Las Tejerias were fully or partially filled with mud and other debris carried by the water. On Monday, bulldozers could be seen clearing roads in Las Tejerias as the sun shone after several days of rain.

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