Migrant processing centres will be opened in Colombia, Costa Rica and Guatemala. Read more at straitstimes.com.
in Colombia, Costa Rica and Guatemala ensures that more than ever these countries will become waiting rooms for asylum seekers wanting American visas.
Migrants must now seek a virtual appointment on the movilidadsegura.org website, which is supported by the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organisation for Migration. In Costa Rica, Safe Mobility offices will facilitate ways for Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to migrate legally as long as they were in the country prior to June 12.A State Department official, speaking on background, said it expands lawful ways for migrants to obtain visas “instead of making the dangerous journey to try to enter irregularly.”
University of Costa Rica academic Carlos Sandoval told AFP this initiative responds to a strategy of moving immigration controls southward to implement “more border controls before the physical border.”
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