By Matt Spetalnick and Ted Hesson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is in talks with Spain and Canada about taking extra Western Hemisphere refugees for resettlement, folks aware of the matter stated on Wednesday, signaling doable commitments that could possibly be introduced at subsequent week’s Summit of the Americas.

Separate proposals are into consideration by the Spanish and Canadian governments however no choices have been made, the sources stated, as President Joe Biden’s aides ready to hunt higher regional cooperation on tackling irregular migration when he hosts fellow leaders in Los Angeles.

The Axios information website was the primary to report doable migration commitments from Spain and Canada, citing inner planning paperwork.

Two of the sources advised Reuters the numbers into consideration for doable resettlement in Spain and Canada had been modest, provided that the USA was going through a document variety of migrant arrivals on the U.S.-Mexican border.

A U.S. official, talking on situation of anonymity, confirmed talks with Canada on taking in additional migrants, and a second U.S. supply stated the Biden administration wished to make use of the hemispheric summit to strain different nations to do the identical.

Spain, if it agrees to take motion, could be accepting refugees past its long-standing program for bringing in non permanent staff from Central America.

Canada, which has a protracted custom as a safe-haven nation, is weighing whether or not to soak up bigger numbers of regional refugees and in addition to extend the variety of Haitian staff it permits in, the supply in Washington stated.

The White Home referred inquiries to the Spanish and Canadian governments. Canada’s immigration division didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark. There was no instant phrase from Spanish authorities.

It was unclear whether or not these whom Spain would possibly comply with resettle could be from amongst asylum seekers who arrive on the U.S.-Mexico border or whether or not they could be required to use at U.S. embassies and consulates within the area or through worldwide refugee businesses, one particular person aware of the matter stated.