Texas, Missouri sue Biden administration over scrapping of 'Remain-in-Mexico' policy
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Texas and Missouri on Tuesday sued the Biden administration for its scrapping of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) – demanding the program, which kept migrants in Mexico while their immigration hearings played out, be restored.
MPP, known as the "Remain-in-Mexico" policy, was set up and expanded in 2019 as part of an agreement with Mexico. The policy saw tens of thousands of migrants kept in Mexico as they awaited their hearings, instead of being released into the U.S. Their asylum claims were processed in tent courts set up at border points. Opponents, including President Biden, called the policy cruel as it put migrants in camps south of the border and at risk of violence. However, proponents said it both ended "catch-and-release" and dramatically cut the pull factors drawing migrants – who had been tempted north in part by the belief they would be let into the U.S. with or without a valid asylum claim.More Related News