The United States authorities reported on significant changes that will be applied to the political asylum policy that could affect the repressors of the Castro, Venezuelan or Nicaraguan regime who try to enter the North American country.
According to the media Radio Martithese measures will restrict entry to the US to people with criminal records or who have participated in repressive activities.
“They are giving the discretion to asylum officers at the border to ask a series of questions that would disqualify immigrants if they participated in the persecution of other people, if they have been convicted or committed non-political crimes,” said Ángel Leal, a lawyer consulted. by the aforementioned media outlet.
“In addition, those who have obtained this status in a third country or who are presumed to be a danger to the United States will not be able to request asylum,” the jurist added.
These new regulations would allow officials to make the decision to deny migrants entry into the country early in the process, a big change from current practices where eligibility was determined at a later stage.
However, this could also end up negatively affecting Cuban opponents, who are often imprisoned for fabricated crimes.
“We are concerned that people who have participated in marches or demonstrations, and who have convictions for common crimes, will not be able to obtain asylum,” said the lawyer.
The Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, indicated that these new provisions were one more step to guarantee the safety of the American public” as they helped by more quickly identifying and eliminating those people who present a risk and do not have legal bases to remain in the United States.
In theory, the new guidelines should prevent entry into the country to people who have ordered, assisted or participated in repressive activities, whether they are members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (FAR) or the Ministry of the Interior (Minint).
However, it is unknown how rigorous the investigations will be to corroborate this information, as it is difficult to believe that these people do not resort to lying to avoid being punished.
Leal points out that, in the event that the migrant lies at the time of his credible fear interview, or hides information about his participation in these activities, he could end up being reported for fraud, which would result in the withdrawal of his immigration benefits.
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