{"id":14102,"date":"2021-03-27T14:51:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T13:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=14102"},"modified":"2021-03-27T14:51:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T13:51:03","slug":"u-s-issues-potential-irregular-african-immigrants-gentle-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/27\/u-s-issues-potential-irregular-african-immigrants-gentle-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. issues potential irregular African immigrants gentle warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S Department of State has issued a subtle warning to would-be irregular migrants from Africa, who may be drawing inspiration from the crisis at the country\u2019s southern border.<\/p>\n<p>This warning was given by the spokesperson of the department, Mr Jalina Porter on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The US department of state said anyone seeking to enter the U.S. should do so through \u201clegal pathways\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden administration certainly prioritises responsible and safe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/01\/ghana-immigration-arrests-67-nigerians-others-for-entering-country-through-illegal-routes\/\">migration<\/a> practices, 00 this doesn\u2019t preclude anyone, whether you\u2019re in the Northern Triangle or Central America or whether you are from Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we say to those in Africa who are looking at what\u2019s going on along the border that the border is and always has been closed to irregular migration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone seeking to come to the U.S. should seek to do so via legal pathways,\u201d she told reporters at a news briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Porter was responding to a question on whether there would be a consideration for asylum seekers from Africa in President Joe Biden\u2019s administration\u2019s proposed immigration reforms.<\/p>\n<p>A part of the question centred on irregular African immigrants already in the U.S. watching the situation at the southern border and hoping to get some relief.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration is currently grappling with an influx of illegal migrants, mostly from Mexico, at the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>Reports say an average of 5,000 unauthorised migrants are crossing into the country through that route every day, posing a huge logistical and humanitarian challenge to the new administration.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. authorities are reportedly allowing about half of the migrants to stay in the country and seek asylum.<\/p>\n<p>After taking office in January, Biden reversed a policy by his predecessor, Donald Trump, of turning back unaccompanied children.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the government processes them and places them with sponsoring families in the U.S., according to the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Critics are blaming these new policies for the surge in illegal migration, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S Department of State has issued a subtle warning to would-be irregular migrants from Africa, who may be drawing inspiration from the crisis at the country\u2019s southern border. 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