Biden Admin to Accept Some Migrants Waiting in Mexico Into US as Refugees

The Biden White House announced on July 28 it will welcome some migrants currently waiting in Mexico into the United States, to resettle as refugees.

Migrants seeking asylum wait for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to allow them enter the United States at the San Ysidro crossing port on the U.S.-Mexico border, as seen from Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on May 31, 2023. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden White House announced on July 28 it will accept some migrants currently waiting in Mexico into the United States, to resettle as refugees.

The Biden administration will “commit to accept refugee resettlement referrals from qualified individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who are already in Mexico,” national security advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement.