The reinstatement of MPP adds to a confusing mix of immigration policies in place at the U.S.-Mexico border, where arrests for crossing illegally have hit record highs.īiden promised what he called a more humane approach to immigration. border crossing on Monday, but will eventually expand to San Diego, California and El Paso, Laredo and Brownsville in Texas, one of the U.S. The MPP program will restart with a small number of migrants at a single U.S. immigration hearings held in makeshift courtrooms near the border. The policy was a cornerstone of former Republican President Donald Trump's hard line immigration policies and sent tens of thousands of people who entered at the U.S.-Mexico land border back to Mexico to wait months - sometimes years - to present their cases at U.S. 'The United States accepted all the conditions that we set out,' said one Mexican official.Īt the same time, the Biden administration is still actively trying to end the MPP program, issuing a new rescission memo in the hopes it will resolve the court's legal concerns. government said it had to wait for Mexico's agreement before the policy could restart. But a federal judge ruled Biden's rescission did not follow proper procedure and in August ordered its reinstatement. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, ended the policy known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) soon after his inauguration in January. officials said during a call with reporters on Thursday. Migrants also will be asked if they have a fear of persecution or torture in Mexico before being enrolled in the program and have access to legal representation, U.S.

The United States will take steps to address Mexico's humanitarian concerns with the program, the officials said, including offering vaccines to migrants and exempting more categories of people deemed vulnerable. immigration hearings, in keeping with a federal court order, U.S. The Biden administration will restart a controversial Trump-era border program that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for U.S.

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