In El Paso, federal authorities on Monday began the process to send asylum seekers to Mexico under the revival of the "Remain in Mexico" policy.
Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings.
The process to get migrants to Mexico will start in the coming days along the southwest border, according to U.S Customs and Border Protection statement.
There is a limit of 30 people enrolled in the migrant protection program per day in El Paso.
For now, DHS is required under the court-ordered injunction to reimplement MPP in good faith and has been taking steps to do so. Mexico has required several humanitarian improvements as a condition of agreeing to accept MPP enrollees. These are improvements that we agree with and will be making, starting with El Paso where MPP implementation will begin today.
Mexico said it's committed to migrant rights and safe migration.
Revival of the “Remain in Mexico” policy comes even as the Biden administration maneuvers to end it in a way that survives legal scrutiny.
President Joe Biden scrapped the policy, but a lawsuit by Texas and Missouri forced him to put it back into effect, subject to Mexico’s acceptance.
CBP stated it will continue to enforce the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s public health order pursuant to Title 42 for all covered noncitizens for as long as the Title 42 order is in effect.
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