Exclusive-UN migration body asks Brazil to receive Haitians on US-Mexico border - sources


FILE PHOTO: Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. dry their clothes after crossing the Rio Grande river into the U.S. as seen from Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has formally asked Brazil to receive some Haitian migrants camped along the U.S.-Mexico border hoping to enter the United States, according to two sources with knowledge of the request.

The petition from the IOM, a United Nations agency, comes as U.S. President Joe Biden faces mounting pressure to resolve yet another migration dilemma. Crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have jumped to their highest levels in 20 years in recent months, sparking political headaches and logistical obstacles for the United States and Mexico.

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