Biden once rejected Trump’s migrant policies but now echoes them
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Joe Biden came into office in 2021 vowing to undo Donald Trump’s harsh policies on the US’s southern border and work with governments across Central America to reduce the motivations for their citizens to head north. However, record flows of migrants have overwhelmed the system, leading Biden to consider further restricting migrants' ability to claim asylum, echoing some of the Trump-era policies. The Biden administration blames Congress for failing to approve its aid plan for the region and failing to deliver on reforms needed to handle the large numbers of people seeking to move to the US. The administration's diplomatic push across the region has had mixed results, with Mexico deporting fewer migrants and South American countries surpassing the Northern Triangle as the largest source of migrants. The administration is aware of the political risks of surging migration but believes its more humane approach on the border has changed migrants' perceptions. The Biden administration's efforts to ease poverty, violence, and misrule in Central America have had limited success, with many migrants still believing the border offers their best chance of reaching the US.



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