The Biden administration barred the ‘remain in Mexico’ program enabling some asylum seekers to enter the U.S. and ended a policy barring unaccompanied minors from coming into the U.S., The Washington Post reported. Mexico implemented laws halting migrant families from returning if facilities are full and smugglers in Guatemala are abusing people saying the administration is taking a lighter approach towards asylum seekers.
“People are incredibly hopeful that this is their chance to get across, but there also is a lot of anxiety and fear that somehow if they do the wrong thing and they’re not at the right place at the right time, they might miss out,” Global Response Management Spokesperson Andrea Leiner announced, NBC News reported.
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Human smugglers in Guatemala are telling possible clients that “Biden has given the green light,” for them to go to the U.S., a Central American official who was not entitled to talk on the record told the Post.
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The Biden administration vowed to end the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), usually referred to as ‘remain in Mexico’, The New York Times reported. President Biden deferred new entries into the program yet it was not formally ended and thousands of cases continue pending in courts.
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Not less than 25 migrants attempting asylum were allowed into the U.S. and given notices to arrive at court as part of the administration’s end to ‘remain in Mexico,’ NBC reported. About 25 migrants who have pending MPP cases are supposed to be granted entry at San Diego, Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Family Service of San Diego Michael Hopkins stated.
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Migrants attempting asylum near El Paso and Brownsville are supposed to be granted entry at the two Texas ports starting this week, NBC reported. Around 25,000 migrants have pending MPP cases and hundreds of others are appealing court decisions.
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About 70,000 migrants have engaged in the ‘remain in Mexico’ program since its inception in January 2019, NBC reported. Thousands whose cases were dropped or who were denied entry are ineligible to return to the U.S., though they may be authorized to apply for relief provided by the government at a later time.
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U.S. officials are reportedly urging migrants with pending MPP cases not to go to the border and to rather register with a U.N. website to receive updates on their proceedings, NBC reported.
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Children and families can no longer be held in Mexican immigration detention facilities and rather must stay in specific government facilities, according to a Mexican law implemented in November 2020, the Post reported. The Mexican government said it would not accept any returning children or families once those facilities reached capacity.
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