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Some nationalities escape biden's sweeping asylum ban because

deportation flights are scarce

by eLLIot SPaGat
associated Press
SaN DIeGo (aP) — The Border Patrol arrested Ger-
ardo Henao 14 hours after President Joe Biden sus-
pended asylum processing at the U.S. border with
Mexico this week. But instead of being summarily
deported, he was dropped off by agents the next
day at a San Diego bus stop, where he caught a
train to the airport for a flight to Newark, New Jer-
sey.
Henao, who said he left his jewelry business in
Medellin, Colombia, because of constant extor-
tion attempts, had one thing working in his favor: a
scarcity of deportation flights to that country. Lack
of resources, diplomatic limitations and logistical
hurdles make it difficult for the Biden administration
to impose its sweeping measure on a large scale.
The policy, which took effect Wednesday, has an
exception for "operational considerations," official
language acknowledging the government lacks
the money and authority to deport everyone sub-
ject to the measure, especially people from coun-
tries in South America, Asia, Africa and Europe who
didn't start showing up at the border until recently.
The Homeland Security Department said in a de-
tailed document outlining the ban that "demo-
graphics and nationalities encountered at the bor- a volunteer instructs migrants released with notices to appear in immigration court to board a train to the
der significantly impact" its ability to deport people. San Diego International airport in San Diego, Calif., thursday, June 6, 2024.
associated Press
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