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Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX
I have never supported "catch and release". And I've said for a long time that Biden must do something to control the southern border. But I totally disagree with complete shutting down of the border and telling those that are trying to legally get into our country to simply go back to where they came from or stay on the other side of the border and "just wait". There has to be a middle ground.
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"Legally":
That is the catch.
By Intenational agreement, asylum seekers and refugees are
mandated to apply for protection in the first country they enter from their homeland. In the Case of folks flying into Mexico to cross into the USA, that country could be Mexico. In th case of those crossing into the USA from Canada, it could be Canada. In either case, that first cvountry could very well be somewhere else.
Current US immigration law in effect at this time mandates that asylum seekers and those wishing to enter the USA on some other status must apply for travel documents at the US embassy or consulate in their homeland.
Whatever the case, anyone attempting to enter the USA on any status must do so at a port of entry and submit to the attention of immigration and customs officials.
I am sure that there are a very few exceptions to that, but this is broadly, is the legal situation ttoday.
Any action other than those described above is a de facto illegal act.