U.S. expands "Remain in Mexico" policy to busiest border sector for migrant arrivals
CBSN
To comply with a federal court order, U.S. authorities this week expanded a Trump-era program that requires migrants to await their asylum hearings in Mexico to the busiest border sector for unlawful crossings, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday.
The so-called "Remain in Mexico" policy was expanded to Texas' Rio Grande Valley, which has historically seen the highest number of migrant arrests along the southern border, on January 19, according to a DHS spokesperson.
Under the latest expansion, migrants enrolled in the program will be processed in Brownsville, Texas, and returned to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, a region in Mexico the U.S. State Department advises Americans not to visit because of cartel violence and the risk of being kidnapped.
