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Biden’s Policies Won’t Address the Roots of the Migrant Crisis — They’ll Fuel It
Activists say Biden must reverse decades of U.S. foreign policy in Central America in order to stop the exodus.
![Honduran migrants, part of a caravan heading to the United States, stand in front of a police cordon, in Vado Hondo, Guatemala, on January 17, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/2021_0331-guatemala-honduras-400x300.jpg)
Biden’s Promise of US “Leadership” in Central America Has an Ominous Ring
Biden's plan promotes an old economic development model that has long benefited U.S. corporations.
![The Ongoing Epidemic of U.S. Policy Fuels Migration and Instability](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/SEG3-Migrants-Lovato-Split-2-400x300.jpg)
US Military Intervention in Latin America Fuels Migration and Instability
Decades of military intervention in Central America have contributed to the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border.
![Photos released by Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar's office show conditions inside a USCBP facility in Donna, Texas, over the weekend.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/2021_0326-donna-texas-400x300.jpg)
Complexities at the Border Are Lost as Media, GOP Paint Situation as a “Surge”
Still, advocates say Biden must fundamentally change how agencies process unaccompanied kids on the border.
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Immigrant Rights Advocates Urge Biden to Stop Detaining Children
“What is happening at the southern border is shameful,” says Luz Lopez, a lawyer with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
![Activists and citizens with temporary protected status (TPS) march along 16th Street toward the White House in a call for Congress and the Biden administration to pass immigration reform legislation on February 23, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/2021_0319-tps-protest-400x300.jpg)
Thousands of Immigrants Granted Temporary Legal Status Could End Up Trapped
Nothing currently ensures that an immigrant newly granted temporary protected status will have a path to citizenship.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy addresses the press during the congressional border delegation visit to El Paso, Texas on March 15, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0316-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
Kevin McCarthy Is “Lying” About Terrorists Crossing the Border, Says AZ Lawmaker
Similar claims, also lacking evidence of any kind, were made by former President Donald Trump in 2018.
![Biden Administration Struggles With Surge of Unaccompanied Migrant Children](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/seg2-BP-migrant-400x300.jpg)
Biden Administration Struggles With Surge of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
News reports show more than 3,500 children were detained at the border in just the first nine days of March.
![Immigration rights activists hold a rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on November 12, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0310-immigration-protest-400x300.jpg)
Biden Ends Trump Admin’s “Public Charge” Rule Directed Against Poor Immigrants
The rule has been criticized in the past for inviting “arbitrary, biased decision making” in the immigration process.
![An asylum seeker embraces an immigration volunteer upon her arrival to the United States on February 26, 2021, in Brownsville, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0309-asylum-seekers-400x300.jpg)
Biden Says He’ll Aim to Admit 10 Times More Refugees Per Year Than Trump
Raising the numbers is the first step in undoing the damage done to the refugee program under Trump, say advocates.