The US Department of State has delivered a subtle warning to would-be irregular migrants from Africa, who may be drawing inspiration from the crisis at the country’s southern border.
A spokesperson of the department, Mr Jalina Porter, who gave the warning, on Friday, said anyone seeking to enter the US should do so through “legal pathways”.
He said that Biden administration prioritises responsible and safe migration practices, adding that this does not preclude anyone, whether in the Northern Triangle of Central America or whether from Africa.
Mr Porter warned those in Africa who are looking at what is currently happening along the border that the border is and always has been closed to irregular migration.
The Biden administration is currently grappling with an influx of illegal migrants, mostly from Mexico, at the southern border, and reports say an average of 5,000 unauthorised migrants are crossing into the country through that route every day posing a huge logistical and humanitarian challenge to the new administration.
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