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Tens of thousands of asylum seekers who have been forced to wait in Mexico under a Trump-era immigration policy will soon be able to enter the United States to pursue their cases, the Biden administration announced Friday.
Launched by the Trump administration, the Migrant Protection Protocols forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico border towns for their hearings in American courtrooms. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that about 25,000 migrants in the program have active cases.
More than 70,000 migrants, including more than 20,000 in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez area, have been placed into the program since it was announced in late 2018. Officials in Mexico have said that many migrants have since gone back home or decided to cross illegally instead of waiting.
And the Democratic Party has every intention of letting them all in.
Launched by the Trump administration, the Migrant Protection Protocols forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico border towns for their hearings in American courtrooms. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that about 25,000 migrants in the program have active cases.
More than 70,000 migrants, including more than 20,000 in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez area, have been placed into the program since it was announced in late 2018. Officials in Mexico have said that many migrants have since gone back home or decided to cross illegally instead of waiting.
Migrants in âremain in Mexicoâ program will soon be allowed to enter the United States, federal agency says
The Department of Homeland Security is telling asylum seekers who were forced to wait in Mexico while their cases are pending to stay where they are for now as the Biden administration begins to unwind the Trump policy.
www.texastribune.org
And the Democratic Party has every intention of letting them all in.