As Biden Prepares to Take Office, a New Rush at the Border
As Biden Prepares to Take Office, a New Rush at the Border The president-elect has promised a more humane border policy. But devastated economies and natural disasters in Latin America have fueled a spike in migration that could make pledges hard to keep. Francisco Velasquez, a young Guatemalan who lost his home in a hurricane, hoped to work in Florida but was arrested by Border Patrol agents and returned to Mexico.Credit...Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times SASABE, Ariz. — By the time the Border Patrol spotted the two migrants in a tangle of shrubs on a frigid December morning, the...
Source: nytimes.com