WAITING ON THE MEXICAN BORDER!

Since reversing the prior administration’s inhumane border policy barring asylum applicants from refuge in the United States during the pendency of their claims, the US government has been working to eliminate the many problems the sudden influx of asylees on the border. One of the program changes is called the Migrant Protection Protocols which authorizes those who had been waiting in Mexico to enter the United States under supervision. Implementing this program on an expedited basis has meant that many of such migrants do not have the information they need on their responsibilities once they have entered the US. Mostly this will be responsibility to maintain contact with the Immigration Court (EOIR – Executive Office for Immigration Review). The following handout is that guidance: