U.S. to establish migrant centers in Latin America to ease border strain.

The Biden administration is expected to announce the establishment of immigration processing centers in Latin America to reduce the number of migrants traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border. The centers would serve as regional hubs to screen migrants and determine whether they qualify for programs to enter the U.S. legally. U.S. consular officers would be dispatched to the centers to interview migrants, as well as staff from the host countries, to determine if migrants have a legal path to stay there. The processing centers are part of a broader Biden administration campaign to enlist the help of countries in the Western Hemisphere to manage unauthorized migration.