China News Service, May 21, comprehensive report, the US government announced on the 19th an indefinite extension of an executive order, called to prevent the spread of the new crown virus, allowing border law enforcement personnel to prevent most immigrants from entering the United States, including asylum seekers.
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US President Trump first issued the order in March, and extended the deadline for another month in April. The latest version has no clear end date, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will review public health data every 30 days to determine whether it needs to be extended.
According to this policy, the US Customs and Border Protection Agency can send back Mexican and Central American immigrants they encountered on the southwest border to Mexico and hand over immigrants and customs enforcement agencies from other countries. , So that those who might have stayed in the United States for months or years to seek asylum were quickly repatriated.
Human rights advocates have criticized the United States for using public health as an excuse to deny people the right to seek asylum. Andrea Flores, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union's immigration policy, said: "Trump's goal is not to protect our health, but to spread the divisions and advance his political agenda."
The previous order expired on the 20th. Redfield, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the restriction order will continue until "the US new coronavirus epidemic no longer poses a serious threat to public health." He also pointed out that the vaccine and treatment of this virus will take months to bear fruit, and cases in the United States, Canada and Mexico are increasing.
In March of this year, Canada, Mexico and the United States closed the border by agreement to ban unnecessary traffic flows to help control the spread of the virus. In April, Trump called the protection of American employment and will suspend the issuance of green cards for 60 days. Trump has long advocated restrictions on immigration, but he denied that he used the virus to fulfill long-term campaign promises in the election year.