President of the United States Joe Bidendefended this Friday in an interview on the chain msnbc send 1500 soldiers to border with mexico before the end, scheduled for next week, of Section 42, the sanitary regulation allowing the hot expulsion of migrants.

“I have reached out to Congress for help with what they need at the border. They need more agents,” the president said.

Biden’s plan has been criticized by Republican lawmakers, who accuse the Democrat of doing too little too late, and by some members of his own party, such as Senator Bob Menendez, who believes that sending the military to the border criminalizes migrants.

Active members of the army cannot enforce the law, so reinforcements sent by the White House will not be able to carry out the expulsionremember msnbc.

The President assured that his government it will also deploy 1,000 specialized asylum judges. expedite the clearance of persons arriving at the border.

Biden argued that in this case, the US Congress should act, immigration policy reform countries to provide a lasting solution to the border crisis.

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The United States will end the Covid-19 health emergency next Thursday. what would the repeal of Section 42 meanused since the mandate of Donald Trump (2017-2021) to immediately return migrants to the border under the pretext of a pandemic.

Joe Biden’s government predicted increase in the number of incoming migrants from different countries of the region after the end of the regulation.

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To try to mitigate the impact, the country announced last week that all those who cross the border and cannot prove that they are victims of persecution or torture in their countries will be excluded under Section 8another policy that allows expedited deletion.

In addition, the United States intention to establish centers for dealing with cases of migrants in other countries such as Colombia and Guatemala. Spain and Canada have agreed to accept people from these centers. (EFE)