US rolls out changes to 'Remain in Mexico' policy pending Mexico agreement
ABC News
A court ordered the Biden administration to restart the policy.
The United States rolled out its changes to carry out the “remain in Mexico" policy, also known as the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP), on Thursday, pending agreement from the Mexican government.
The Trump administration policy, which has been the subject of scrutiny from advocates, forces asylum seekers along the border to wait in Mexico while their claims are being processed.
The Biden Administration had previously attempted to end the policy, but the court would not allow it, citing the way they ended it was procedurally not legal. In addition, part of re-implementing the MPP hinged on cooperation from Mexico.
On a call with reporters on Thursday, U.S. officials anticipate the changes they made to the program “will satisfy Mexico’s demands,” and they “anticipate that Mexico will announce an agreement to begin MPP soon after that announcement.”
