TIJUANA, Mexico: A first group of 25 asylum seekers crossed the US border Friday under President Joe Biden’s sweeping immigration reforms, while thousands more waited in Mexico hoping that they, too, would be allowed in. Under former president Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program, tens of thousands of non-Mexican asylum seekers — mostly from Central America — were sent back over the border pending the outcome of their applications. The American Civil Liberties Union welcomed their arrival as “an important step in rebuilding” the US asylum system. Tensions were high on the border as migrants waited to see if they would be allowed to cross over. But the pandemic and Trump’s tough immigration policies mean her asylum case has seen little progress.

Source: Ethiopian News February 19, 2021 23:48 UTC