US and Mexico tighten border immigration policies.

The US and Mexico have agreed on new immigration policies to deter illegal border crossings and open up other pathways ahead of an expected increase in migrants following the end of pandemic restrictions next week. Under the agreement, Mexico will continue to accept migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba, and Nicaragua who are turned away at the border, and up to 100,000 individuals from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador who have family in the US will be eligible to live and work there. The US is accepting 30,000 people per month from the four nations for two years and offering them the ability to legally work, as long as they come legally, have eligible sponsors and pass vetting and background checks. The administration also plans to swiftly screen migrants seeking asylum at the border itself, quickly deport those deemed as not being qualified, and penalize people who cross illegally into the US or illegally move through another country on their way to the US border.