oppression and making their way to the us. what can the us do in its foreign policy to address some of these push factors that is that are causing these record numbers? well, i will say sumi that s a great question. since the beginning of the administration, we have been really looking very closely at all of this. and there has long been a root causes strategy in the region. and this administration has really expanded on that and has been focused on really addressing some of the root causes. but the other piece of this is, is regional responsibility sharing on migration management. and so, if you ll recall, injune of 2022, there was a summit of the americas, and president biden stood beside 20 other leaders from the region, and they endorsed the los angeles declaration on migration and protection. and that really was focused on how we together as a region can confront some of the challenges with regards
to cross into the us. is the state department concerned about the situation at the border? thanks so much, sumi. so, obviously, we are concerned with the situation at the border. however, we have known for some time that the title 42 would be lifted. and so the state department really has been focused on a plan that to work with the region, throughout the region, on a series of initiatives to help decongest the border and to help provide people protection in the region and along the way. so let s talk about some of those policies that were unveiled by the biden administration that work, as you said, with the region. and the biden administration s new asylum policies are, of course, predicated upon working with countries where some of these processing centers are going to be like guatemala and colombia. are you confident that these centers in working with these countries is going to work effectively? yeah, so we are really.
to irregular migration. we have changed the narrative in the region and we have such great partners in the region who are really working to offer stabilisation and protection and options for people throughout the region so they re not forced to move, and to move irregularly. marta, thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. thanks so much, sumi. the expiration comes as a 17 year old migrant from honduras, who arrived to the us without a parent or guardian, died in government custody in a shelter in florida. government figures show that more than 8,000 unaccompanied migrant minors are currently under the us department of health and human services care. the white house discussed the tragedy this afternoon. it is sad news, it is deeply saddened to hear, and we are aware of the tragic loss and our hearts go out to the family, and it is.
the southern border. they will first open in colombia and guatemala. 0fficials expect to quickly deport those with failed claims. secretary of state antony blinken explained the decision. it is an approach focused on making migration more safe, orderly and humane and on advancing the interests of the american people. if you step back, and it is really important to do that, globally, there are more than 100 million people on the move today, compelled to leave their homes in search of security and better lives. earlier, i spoke tojohn feeley, executive director of the center for media integrity of the americas and former us ambassador to panama. john, good night to you. how much of an impact do you think this plan, this new strategy will have? i think it has got the potential to have a very important impact in the region. you know, sumi, everybody who looks at the regional
of the terrible, terrible refugee camps in northern mexico, as seen by the terrible fire we saw in ciudad juarez, just a few weeks ago. john feeley, executive director of the center for media integrity of the americas. thank you so much forjoining us on our programme. it is a pleasure, sumi. now to turkey, where president recep tayyip erdogan has suspended election campaigning after he fell ill during a live tv interview in which the broadcast was abruptly brought to a halt. after a 20 minute break, he returned to say he had a serious stomach flu after two days of intense campaigning. mr erdogan, who is 69, is facing his toughest election campaign so far. 0rla guerin has more on the president s reported health scare. it isa it is a fight for every single fighter now and the fact that president recep tayyip erdogan has to miss important appearances in person gives us some indication he is quite