In the United States, asylum seekers will no longer be forced to “stay in Mexico” – Liberation

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–After a year and a half of legal battle, the Biden administration announced on Monday the end of “Remain in Mexico”. A controversial legacy of the Trump years, it allowed asylum seekers to be sent back outside the United States while their case was examined.–

Not without difficulty, Joe Biden is about to close a new door from the Trump era. On Monday, the US Department of Homeland Security announced the abolition “in a quick and orderly manner” of the “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP), put in place in 2019 under the presidency of Donald Trump, on behalf of the “zero tolerance” against illegal immigration of which the Republican billionaire had made himself the cantor.

Named “Remain in Mexico”, this controversial program, much criticized by associations for the defense of refugees and civil rights, has for three years allowed the American border police to send asylum seekers back to Mexico. asylum seekers who illegally crossed the southern border of the United States, awaiting the examination of their case by the competent authorities.

A more “human” approach to migration

Before the adoption of this measure, foreign nationals who entered the United States and were authorized to file an asylum application were generally authorized to live and work on American soil while their file was being processed. As the specialized courts were overwhelmed with cases, the process could take several years. In the eyes of Donald Trump and many Republicans, many migrants took advantage of the loopholes and slowness of the American asylum system to avoid being detained and deported…

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