by Katelyn Caralle at Daily Mail
- Biden is opening migrant processing centers in Guatemala and Colombia to have asylum claims processed while migrants wait in Latin America
- Comes in conjunction to an executive order directing activation of the Army Reserves to help at the southern border
- Moves seem to be in response to pandemic-era Title 42 expiring on May 11
The Biden administration is setting up migrant processing centers in Central and South America in an attempt to expedite deportations and further deter illegal immigration to the U.S.
The first centers will be located in Colombia and Guatemala, which are two countries that have developed key choke-points for those attempting to transit through in order to migrate to the U.S.
Senior officials told CBS News that the administration is ‘in discussions’ with other countries to expand the program and open more migrant processing centers in Latin America.
In an attempt to deal with the southern border crisis as pandemic-era Title 42 is set to end in two weeks, President Joe Biden has also authorized the Army Reserves to deploy to the southern border…