US formally ends policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
Source: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday formally ended a Trump-era immigration policy that forced asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.
A seven-page memo by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas marked the end of the "Migrant Protection Protocols," which returned about 70,000 asylum-seekers to Mexico from January 2019 until it was halted on President Joe Biden's first day in office two years later.
The announcement appeared to be a foregone conclusion after Biden promised as a candidate to end the policy, known informally as "Remain in Mexico," but he left a window open by ordering a review before shutting it down permanently.
Mayorkas said keeping the policy intact or modifying it "would not be consistent with this Administration's vision and values and would be a poor use of the Department's resources." He said the costs would far outweigh any benefits.
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