According to people familiar with the government, Biden is planning to send migrants for resettlement in Greece and Italy.
As part of an additional initiative to deter residents of the region from visiting the border between the United States and Mexico, the Biden administration intends to refer certain migrants from Latin America for resettlement in Greece and Italy, two people familiar with the government's intentions told CBS News.
The sources, who asked to remain anonymous to discuss the as-yet-unannounced arrangements, said that the initiative would involve Greece and Italy accepting migrants processed at immigration offices that the Biden administration set up last year in four Latin American countries to screen migrants who hope to reach the U.S.
The Safe Mobility Offices, as the centers are formally called, enable certain migrants from Guatemala, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Colombia to petition for lawful immigration to the United States or other nations. As per the ...