Department of Homeland Security announced the removal of the policy that kept immigrants in dangerous borders of Mexico was uplifted hours after the SC confirmed its decision.
Hours after a judge withdrew an order demanding its reinstatement that had been in place since December, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday that it had terminated a Trump-era programme compelling asylum claimants to remain in Mexico for deportation proceedings in US immigration court.
Since the Supreme Court decided on June 30 that the Biden presidency may stop the Remain in Mexico programme, the date had been uncertain.
Officials from Homeland Security had mainly remained mute, claiming they had to queue for the judge to formally certify the decision until a Trump-appointed judge in Amarillo, Texas, lifted his order. Last Thursday, the Supreme Court confirmed its decision.
The Biden administration no longer plans to sign new immigrants for Migration Protection Protocol (MPP).
The asylum seekers sent to Mexican border cities are vulnerable to bad weather, theft, murder, rape, torture, human trafficking, and other crimes.
Former US President Donald Trump invoked Title 42 on March 20, 2020. Title 42 policy denies migrants the legal right to seek protection in the U.S over concerns about the outbreak and spread of coronavirus and to keep the American public safe.
The Migrant Protection Protocols programme, which was officially implemented by Donald Trump in the white house in January 2019 and was discontinued by Joe Biden as soon as he took office in January 2021 in order to make good on a campaign pledge, affected about 70,000 migrants during that time.
Biden halted the MPP policy after his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021, and officially ended the program on June 1, 2021.
When they show up in the US for the subsequent hearings, any who show up in court won’t be sent back to Mexico.
There are still many unanswered concerns, such as whether those whose cases have been rejected or dismissed would be given another chance or whether those whose next court appearances are months away will be permitted to travel to the US sooner, where several immigration courts are experiencing backlogs and understaffing.
DHS stated that it will offer further details “in the coming days.”
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