Democrats in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus took aim this week at the Biden administration’s recently announced measures to get control of the overwhelming migrant crisis at the southern border, marking the latest criticism from the administration’s left flank.
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., said in a press conference on Thursday that the caucus had expressed "some concerns regarding the recent policies that have been put in place by the administration."
In January, the administration announced a humanitarian parole program for Nicaraguans, Cubans, Haitians and Venezuelans, which allows 30,000 migrants in a month if they meet certain conditions, including having a sponsor in the U.S. and passing background checks.
In addition to that policy, the administration has expanded Title 42 expulsions to those nationalities, while also introducing a new asylum rule, which would automatically make migrants eligible for asylum if they crossed the border illegally between ports of entry and have not claimed asylum at a country they have already passed through.
