“President [Joe] Biden could immediately remedy the influx of crime pouring across our border by reinstating the Migrant Protection Protocols,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement announcing the lawsuit.
“Dangerous criminals are taking advantage of the lapse in law enforcement, and it’s resulting in human trafficking, smuggling, a plethora of violent crimes, and a massive, unprecedented burden on state and federal programs for which taxpayers must foot the bill.”
The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), built by the Trump administration in January 2019 and generally referred to as the “Remain in Mexico” policy, demand immigrants to wait in Mexico for the duration of their immigration proceedings. Before its implementation, thousands of illegal immigrants were freed into the United States to await their cases, often disappearing in the nations, never to be noticed again.
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Hours after Biden’s inauguration, his administration declared that beginning Jan. 21, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would “cease adding individuals into the [MPP] program.”
“The blame for the current crisis at the Southern border should be laid squarely at the feet of President Biden and his administration,” stated Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt. “With border enforcement agencies stretched thin, it’s time that President Biden reinstate President Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols, quell the crisis at the border, and ensure that Missouri and the United States are able to effectively combat human trafficking.”
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The two attorneys general insisted in the lawsuit that MPP had a “critical role” in handling the border crisis, and by checking the program, the Biden administration “ignored the governing legal authority and basic requirements set forth in the Administrative Procedure Act.”
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The attorneys general insisted that both Texas and Missouri have been required to spend significantly more resources to fight human trafficking by drug cartels as a result of the move.
“These crimes directly affect Texas and its border communities, especially given Texas’s strong focus on combating human trafficking both at the border and throughout the State. The additional costs of housing, educating, and providing healthcare and other social services for trafficking victims or illegal aliens further burden Texas and its taxpayers,” the lawsuit states.
“Thus, the Biden Administration’s unlawful suspension of the MPP will cause both States immediate and irreparable harm if it is not enjoined.”
“We cannot allow this lawlessness to destroy our communities any longer. President Biden must act,” Paxton said in the announcement.
The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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