The announcement is part of a series of measures taken by Washington to try to reduce the flow of migrants across its border with Mexico starting May 11, when the law known as Title 42, which speeds the expulsion of migrants at the border, will be suspended.

In a statement, the Department of State and Homeland Security stressed that these measures will be implemented “in close coordination with regional partners, including the governments of Mexico, Canada, Spain, Colombia and Guatemala. “.

The United States, Spain and Canada will receive migrants who will be sent from processing centers that Washington will create to handle migration applications in countries such as Colombia and Guatemala.

At these centers, individuals will be able to access certain avenues of legal migration, obtain refugee status, family reunification programs and work permits in the United States.

These facilities will be operated in conjunction with “international organizations” and in these locations, migrants assessed will be able to benefit from refugee programs and humanitarian clearances for families or work in the United States, officials said today. US government in a conference call with reporters. .

At the same time, Canada and Spain have agreed to accept migrants referred by these centres.

“The United States is making legal migration routes from South and Central America more accessible as an alternative to keep people from taking sometimes dangerous paths,” the official said.

This announcement is part of the measures taken by the United States before the lifting of Title 42 on May 11. This standard has allowed more than 2.5 million deportations of migrants since it came into force in 2020, under the pretext of a pandemic during the mandate of former President Donald Trump (2017-2021).