MigrantProtectionProtocols

Texas attorney general's latest lawsuit shows how Republicans don't want any immigrants here, period

Ken Paxton, the very corrupt Republican attorney general of Texas, doesn’t want any immigrants here, period. We know this because he has filed a lawsuit seeking to block an immigration program that …

Mon Jan 31, 2022

Some of the most important immigration news you have may missed over the holiday break

Quite a bit of news gets lost during the holidays, between vacations, staycations, visiting loved ones, or simply just tuning out for some mental health purposes. On an issue like immigration, even …

Mon Jan 3, 2022

Conservative appeals court's decision keeping Remain in Mexico in place slammed as 'nonsensical'

As expected, a conservative appeals court this week rejected the Biden administration’s second attempt to end the policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait for their U.S. immigration court dates in …

Wed Dec 15, 2021

Last week was a truly horrible week for asylum-seekers and U.S. asylum law

Last week was a truly horrible week for asylum-seekers. On Thursday, the Biden administration announced it had reached an agreement with the Mexican government to restart Migrant Protection Protocols …

Tue Dec 7, 2021

MPP's return would make asylum officers 'complicit in violation of U.S. federal law,' union says

The union representing thousands of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asylum officers is denouncing the Biden administration’s court-ordered return of the inhumane Remain in Mexico …

Fri Dec 3, 2021

Biden admin says anti-asylum Remain in Mexico policy will restart next week following court order

The U.S. and Mexican governments have reached an agreement to restart a policy that forced many asylum-seekers to wait for their immigration court dates in dangerous regions of Mexico. The Department …

Thu Dec 2, 2021

Biden admin again tries to end Remain in Mexico policy, citing 'endemic flaws' and 'human costs'

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is again attempting to terminate the previous administration’s Remain in Mexico policy, on Friday reissuing a new memorandum with a more detailed explanation …

Mon Nov 1, 2021

Biden admin says it may resurrect previous admin's cruel Remain in Mexico policy by next month

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said last month that pursuant to a Supreme Court shadow docket order, the Biden administration was planning to revive the previous …

Fri Oct 15, 2021

Following outrageous SCOTUS ruling, Biden admin says it'll again try to end Remain in Mexico policy

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will again move to end once and for all the previous administration’s inhumane and unlawful Remain in Mexico policy, saying in a statement Wednesday that it …

Thu Sep 30, 2021

Biden admin says it's planning to resurrect the inhumane and unlawful Remain in Mexico policy

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told CBS Evening News during an interview this week that the previous administration’s Remain in Mexico policy “is not in the best …

Fri Sep 10, 2021

Nun and advocate slams Remain in Mexico policy, saying all she saw 'was a lot of human suffering'

Sister Norma Pimentel of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley was among the advocates who welcomed the first asylum-seekers allowed to enter Texas after previously being forced to wait in …

Sun Sep 5, 2021

Human rights group has tracked thousands of violent attacks against migrants deported since January

The Biden administration’s continued use of an anti-asylum policy cooked up by noted white supremacist Stephen Miller has pushed already vulnerable people into further danger, a leading human rights …

Sat Aug 28, 2021

Supreme Court says Biden must reinstate previous administration's cruel Remain in Mexico policy

The right-wing faction of the Supreme Court said in an unsigned order that the Biden administration must reinstate the previous administration’s cruel and unlawful Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) …

Wed Aug 25, 2021

With just hours to spare, SCOTUS temporarily halts forced reinstatement of Remain in Mexico policy

The Supreme Court late Friday put a temporary halt on a court order that would’ve forced the Biden administration to reinstate the previous administration’s inhumane and unlawful Remain in Mexico …

Mon Aug 23, 2021

Appeals court refuses to stop order forcing Biden admin to restart inhumane asylum policy

An appeals court late Thursday left in place a ruling that orders the Biden administration to restart the previous administration’s inhumane and unlawful Remain in Mexico policy. Judge Matthew …

Sat Aug 21, 2021

Biden admin to give second chance to asylum-seekers denied justice under 'Remain in Mexico' policy

The Biden administration has announced that it will give a second chance to the cases of asylum-seekers who were forced by the previous administration to wait in Mexico for their U.S. immigration …

Wed Jun 23, 2021