(Mexico City) Mexico City and Washington will partially reactivate measures put in place under the administration of former US President Donald Trump under which migrants must wait in Mexico for a response to their asylum request in the United States, have announced Thursday the two countries.
Under the presidency of Republican Donald Trump (2017-2021), tens of thousands of migrants mainly from Central America had been returned to the Mexican border to await the outcome of their asylum application filed in the United States.
When he came to power, Democratic President Joe Biden promised a more humane migration policy and launched the dismantling of this program, known as the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP).
But in August, the Supreme Court inflicted a setback on the Democratic administration and ruled that the program should stand.
The measures will be reinstated from Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Thursday.
“DHS will be ready to re-implement the MPP as soon as the Mexican government takes the final and independent decision to accept the return of those enrolled in the program, subject to certain humanitarian improvements,” he said.
“Mexico has decided that, for humanitarian reasons and on a temporary basis, not to send back to their country certain migrants who have an appointment for a hearing before an American immigration judge to request asylum,” he said. said the Minister of Foreign Affairs in a press release.
Despite its revival, the White House has reaffirmed its criticism of this program.
“The President continues to believe that the GPP has endemic flaws, imposes unjustifiable human costs and diverts resources and personnel from other priority efforts,” said Jen Psaki, spokesperson for the House. -White.