After A Court Ruling, The White House Reaches An Agreement To Reinstate Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Asylum Policy.

After A Court Ruling, The White House Reaches An Agreement To Reinstate Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Asylum Policy.

The Biden administration stated on Thursday that it has reached an agreement with the Mexican government to restore a Trump-era border policy that requires asylum seekers to remain in Mexico until their immigration court hearing in the United States.

According to NBC News, the program will begin on Monday at one border crossing and will eventually expand to seven crossings, including San Diego and the Texas cities of Laredo, El Paso, and Brownsville.

Former President Donald Trump originally established the policy in 2019 in response to an uptick in Central American families crossing the southwest border. According to the American Immigration Council, some 70,000 migrants have been returned to Mexico as a result of the program since 2019.

President Joe Biden suspended the policy on his first day in office, citing violence against migrants waiting for court hearings in Mexico, and it was formally ended in June.

In April, however, the Republican-controlled states of Texas and Missouri sued the Biden administration over the program's cancellation. In August, a federal judge in Texas' Northern District sided with the states and ordered the administration to resume the policy while the litigation was being resolved. The administration took its case to the Supreme Court, which upheld the policy's continuation.

Since then, the US has been working with the Mexican government to figure out how to bring the contentious program back online.

According to a press release from the Department of Homeland Security, "significant modifications" would be made to the strategy to satisfy humanitarian concerns highlighted by both the Mexican and US governments.

Under the updated approach, the US will attempt to complete immigration court procedures within six months after an individual's return to Mexico. Migrants who were subject to the program previously had to wait months, if not years, to see an immigration court.

Adult migrants will be provided the opportunity to get vaccinated against Covid-19, according to a news release from the Department of Homeland Security. Immunizations will not be required.

The US will also ensure that migrants who are subject to the program have access to legal counsel prior to and during immigration court hearings, as well as that "safe spaces" are available.




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