Mexico could see asylum applications jump 70% this year compared with 2019 as requests from Haitians soar, though most of those Caribbean migrants do not meet the criteria under current rules, according to Mexico's top asylum official.
Haiti is currently the second-most common country of origin for asylum requests in Mexico, and is on track to overtake Honduras to claim the top spot for the first time in nearly a decade.
"They're not really refugees, they don't even want to be refugees," Ramirez said in an interview on Monday. "The majority want to get to the United States." Lasting one year and renewable, that visa is currently only available to migrants after they apply for asylum with COMAR. The Biden administration is also putting pressure on Mexico to stem migrant traffic, even as it gradually rolls back Trump-era measures and promises more humane migration policies.
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