Biden administration officially ends ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy.
June 3, 2021
On Tuesday, the Biden administration officially ended President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy. This set of rules forced tens of thousands of asylum-seekers from Central America to stay south of the U.S. border until their claims were heard. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas said he was ending the policy, that was previously known as the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP), in a memo to all agency heads after a months-long review by his office. The Biden administration briefly halted the program on January 20th, its first day in office, pending the review. The memo also said the administration is considering other ways to implement reforms to the U.S. asylum system in place of the MPP.