Her er Joe Bidens nye, store problem Hier ist Joe Bidens neues großes Problem Here's Joe Biden's new big problem

Sådanne billeder er blevet et problem for præsident Biden. Such images have become a problem for President Biden.

Titusinder fra det sydlige Amerika forsøger at få adgang til USA. Tens of thousands from South America are trying to gain access to the US.

I marts blev 171.000 immigranter tilbageholdt af USA's myndigheder. In March, 171,000 immigrants were detained by US authorities.

Det er en markant stigning i antal asylansøgere - This is a significant increase in the number of asylum seekers

- og illegale immigranter, som søger til USA's sydlige grænse. - and illegal immigrants seeking to enter the southern border of the United States.

For Biden har situationen og spørgsmålet - For Biden, the situation and the question

- om de mange uledsagede børn udviklet sig til en varm kartoffel. - about the many unaccompanied children has become a hot potato.

Under Biden tillader USA uledsagede børn under 18 år at rejse ind i USA - Under Biden, the US allows unaccompanied children under the age of 18 to enter the US

- mens deres sag behandles, og det skal ske indenfor 72 timer. - while their case is being processed, and it must be done within 72 hours.

På grund af presset på grænserne overskrides den frist tit - Due to border pressures, this deadline is often missed.

- og så ophobes børn og unge i de amerikanske detentionscentre. - and then children and young people pile up in US detention centers.

Det tager tid at finde steder til dem i USA, familiemedlemmer - It takes time to find places for them in the US, family members

- eller andre, der kan tage sig af dem - - or others who can take care of them

- og derfor ses en ophobning af unge og børn. - and therefore an accumulation of young people and children.

I husker nok ham her. You might remember this one.

Trumps mærkesag var at begrænse antallet af illegale immigranter i - Trump's key issue was to limit the number of illegal immigrants in the

- at krydse grænsen ind til USA. - to cross the border into the US.

En metode til at afholde folk fra at søge mod USA's grænse var - One method of discouraging people from heading towards the US border was...

- at skille migrantfamilierne ad, når de ankom. - to separate migrant families when they arrived.

Forældre blev opbevaret et sted, børn et andet. Parents were stored in one place, children in another.

Den politik kritiserede Biden under præsidentvalgkampen. Biden criticized this policy during the presidential election campaign.

Biden har ændret nogle af Trump-regeringens regler. Biden has changed some of the Trump administration's rules.

Han har opretholdt den samme politik over for voksne og siger: He has maintained the same policy towards adults and says:

"I skal ikke komme." Lempelserne har været med børn. "Don't come." The relaxations have been with children.

Det har medført andre udfordringer. This has brought other challenges.

Man har fået det samme problem som i Obama-årene. You have the same problem as in the Obama years.

Så får man mange uledsagede børn. Then you end up with a lot of unaccompanied children.

Det er langt fra nyt, at man søger mod USA's sydlige grænser. Looking towards the southern borders of the United States is far from new.

Normalt peaker antallet af immigranter sent på foråret. Usually, the number of immigrants peaks in late spring.

Det ser ud til, at antallet i år bliver det højeste i mange år.

I januar og februar kom 15.000 uledsagede børn til grænsen. In January and February, 15,000 unaccompanied children came to the border.

I marts kom der 19.000. In March, 19,000 arrived.

Det samlede tal uledsagede børn i 2020 var 37.000, men det vurderes - The total number of unaccompanied children in 2020 was 37,000, but it is estimated

- at antallet af migranter var lavere på grund af coronapandemien. - that the number of migrants was lower due to the coronavirus pandemic.

I 2019 før pandemien ankom 75.000 uledsagede børn til USA's grænse. In 2019 before the pandemic, 75,000 unaccompanied children arrived at the US border.

Hvis udviklingen i år fortsætter, bliver det tal højere. If this year's trend continues, that number will be higher.

De fleste immigranter stammer fra El Salvador - Most immigrants originate from El Salvador

- Honduras, Mexico og Guatemala.

Der er flere årsager til, at flere netop nu søger lykken i USA. There are several reasons why more people are looking for happiness in the US right now.

Mellemamerika blev i november 2020 ramt af to orkaner, Eta og Iota - Central America was hit by two hurricanes, Eta and Iota, in November 2020

- som har givet otte millioner behov for hjælp i Guatemala og Honduras. - which has provided eight million people in need of aid in Guatemala and Honduras.

Den nordlige trekant bestående af El Salvador, Honduras og Guatemala - The Northern Triangle consisting of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala

- har haft negativ økonomisk vækst, der er forværret under pandemien. - have experienced negative economic growth that has worsened during the pandemic.

Da Biden blev præsident, gav det forhåbninger om - When Biden became president, it raised hopes of

- at USA's grænser nu blev åbnet. Det har Biden dog afvist. - that the US borders were now open. However, Biden has denied this.

Biden har sagt, at det ikke er en national krise. Biden has said it's not a national crisis.

Men flere delstater, der grænser mod Mexico, melder om kaotiske tilstande. However, several states bordering Mexico report chaotic conditions.

Biden kritiseres for, at kriminelle kan udnytte det til menneskesmugling. Biden is criticized that criminals can exploit it for human trafficking.

At der igen er flere familier, som sender børnene alene - More families are once again sending their children off on their own.

- med en coyote, der smugler dem ind i landet. - with a coyote that smuggles them into the country.

Det er en del af problemet. That's part of the problem.

Udover coronasituationen står Biden - In addition to the corona situation, Biden -

- med et af sine første store problemer som præsident. - with one of his first major problems as president.

Er der tale om en krise eller den samme situation ved grænsen hvert år?

Der er en politisk krise om, hvad man skal kalde det - There's a political crisis over what to call it

- og hvor stort problemet er - - and how big the problem is

- og så er der nogle praktiske problemer på den sydlige grænse.

Joe Biden har bedt vicepræsident Kamala Harris om - Joe Biden has asked Vice President Kamala Harris to...

- at stå for håndteringen af immigrantsituationen. - to be in charge of managing the immigrant situation.

Det er et tegn på, at han tager det seriøst. It's a sign that he takes it seriously.

Ligesom Biden fik ansvaret for virkelige problemer - Just as Biden was put in charge of real problems -

- har han en idé om, at hun skal have ansvaret for det. - he has an idea that she should be in charge of it.

Ulempen er, at man kan slå sig på dem. The downside is that you can bang yourself on them.