Some nationalities escape Biden's sweeping asylum ban because deportation flights are scarce

Some nationalities escape Biden’s sweeping asylum ban because

SAN DIEGO: The Border Patrol arrested Gerardo Henao 14 hours after President Joe Biden suspended asylum processing at the US border with Mexico this week. But instead of being summarily deported, he was dropped off by agents the next day at a San Diego bus stop, where he caught a train to the airport for a flight to Newark, New Jersey. Henao, who said he left his jewelry

Some nationalities escape Biden's sweeping asylum ban because deportation flights are scarce

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden has suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border. But the proclamation for the new policy unveiled this week has an exception for “operational considerations.” That official language acknowledges the government lacks the money and authority to deport everyone subject to the measure, especially people from countries in South America, Asia, Africa and Europe who didn’t start …

Some nationalities escape Biden's sweeping asylum ban because deportation flights are scarce

President Joe Biden has suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border. But the proclamation for the new policy unveiled this week has an exception for “operational considerations.” That official language