DHS considering asylum for migrants whose cases were terminated under former Trump Administration.
June 24, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be reconsidering the cases of migrants who were previously barred from seeking asylum in the United States under the previous Trump administration. Former President Trump’s policy which was implemented in the year 2019, blocked migrants at the Mexican border from entering the U.S. to apply for asylum, leaving what the Biden administration estimates is now around 35,000 people waiting in Mexico under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). In a statement, DHS said it “will expand the pool of MPP-enrolled individuals who are eligible for processing into the United States,” and “will continue to process for entry into the United States MPP enrollees with pending proceedings.” President Biden paused the Remain in Mexico policy shortly after taking office. He then formally terminated the program in June. The Supreme Court has since dismissed pending legal action on the program as moot.