Migrant Protection Protocols

Migrants, pictured in September 2019, apply for asylum in the United States in a tent courtroom in Laredo, Texas. On Jan. 2, the U.S. government began sending asylum-seekers back to Nogales, Mexico, to await court hearings that will be scheduled roughly 3

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Federal Court Suspends Injunction On Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Program

11:43pm February 28, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals first ruled to uphold a lower-court's injunction on the controversial policy, but later the same day voted to suspend its own order to allow more time for arguments.

Asylum seekers in Tijuana, Mexico, listen to names being called from a waiting list to claim asylum at a border crossing in San Diego on Sept. 26.

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As Border Apprehensions Decline For 5th Consecutive Month, Migrants Change Too

10:18pm November 14, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Officials say a Trump administration initiative requiring asylum-seekers to "remain in Mexico" is deterring border-crossers.

Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro walked with a group of asylum-seekers and their lawyers from Mexico to Texas on Monday. Hours later, CBP released the asylum-seekers back into Mexico.

12 Asylum-Seekers Julián Castro Escorted To The U.S. Border Sent Back To Mexico

2:53pm October 08, 2019

The asylum-seekers, who were in Matamoros, Mexico, because of the Trump administration's Migrant Protection Protocols policy, said they faced violence and harassment because they identify as LGBTQ.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer waits for migrants who are applying for asylum in the U.S. to arrive at International Bridge 1 where they will cross from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Laredo, Texas, early Sept. 17, 2019.

Advocates Say President Trump's Immigration Policy Is 'A Tool Of Cruelty'

5:40pm October 01, 2019

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration has ended "catch and release" by sending migrants to Mexico while their asylum cases are pending in the U.S. Opponents argued in court Tuesday that the program is illegal.

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Attorney Linda Rivas (right) with the nonprofit Las Americas of El Paso meets with a transgender migrant woman sent back to Mexico as part of the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy.

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Trump Administration's 'Remain In Mexico' Program Tangles Legal Process

7:06pm May 09, 2019

by Monica Ortiz Uribe

Immigrant advocates say the policy, known as Migrant Protection Protocols, is not protecting migrants. It is difficult for lawyers to reach clients and puts migrants in danger.

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