A group of correspondents accredited to the White House denounced that they could not help the American president Joe Biden requests on the migrant crisis – and in particular on the shocking images of migrants whipped by federal agents on horseback on the border with Mexico – at the end of the meeting in the Oval Office with the British premier Boris Johnson .
Andrew Restuccia of the Wall Street Journal speaks of a “chaotic scene” when Johnson unexpectedly accepted some questions from British reporters and instead the White House staff prevented the Americans from asking them. Steven Portnoy from Cbs denounces how Biden unlike the British premier instead of responding initially invited journalists to leave the Oval Office. Ed O’Keefe, always of Cbs, then explains how the president hinted at an answer, about the indecipherable moment for the hustle and bustle of reporters leaving the room and for the mask worn by Biden. Listening to the recording again, the American president would have said: “Violence is never justified”, referring to the images and videos of Haitians on the border with Mexico whipped by federal agents.
United States, Haitian migrants whipped at the border: the condemnation of the White House
by Alberto Flores D’Arcais
The pressure on the White House on the issue of migrants continues to grow with bipartisan condemnations: for the Republicans, the choices of the White House led many Haitians to believe that they would be granted asylum, while the Democrats have condemned the aggressive tactics used by border police officers. According to estimates, a camp near a bridge came to hold over 14,000 people over the weekend. According to two US officials, many Haitians are not deported but are set free in the United States with no orders to appear in an immigration office within 60 days, which takes shorter time for agents than the order to appear in a court of law. immigration.
United States, thousands of Haitian refugees at the border: the White House increases flights to “bring them home”
by Alberto Flores D’Arcais
The description of the situation contrasts with the public statements of the administration, including those of the Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, who in Del Rio, a city in Texas on the border with Mexico, said: “If you come to the United States illegally, you will be brought back, your trip will not be successful, you will endanger your and your family’s lives”.
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