The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) Program went Back into effect this week, after Court Decision, and under the Measure, those seeking Asylum in the U.S. are to present their Claim at a U.S. Port of Entry, where they will be Processed then Returned to Mexico to wait their Day-in-Court.
While this is how MPP should work, a New Border Report says that at some Ports of Entry, this is Not how MPP is being carried out in Practice. Instead of having their Claim First heard, the Border Authorities are Expelling Migrants to Mexico, without Hearing their Cases.
In a Video Investigation with El Paso, Texas, NBC Affiliate KTSM Channel 9, Border Report said it Documented "several families and individuals from Mexico and Central America with the intent of applying for asylum being turned back by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the middle of the Paso del Norte International Bridge."
Because Migrants have been Unable to Present their Claims, Border Reports wrote Mexican Media found that some have taken to Crossing the Rio Grande and Surrendering themselves to Border Patrol at the Wall. Mexican Media reported that a Group of 15 Central Americans turned Themselves in at the other side of the river on Tuesday.
"Seeing photographs of people crossing the river or going over the wall shows the desperation that people have to try to seek asylum in the United States. The fact that people feel they have to risk their lives and health and safety to try to enter the U.S. is an illustration of just how broken our immigration system continues to be," Melissa A. Lopez, Executive Director of Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services in El Paso, told Border Report.
Last week, upon News of the Re-Implementation of MPP, Newsweek gathered a Number of Testimonies from Human Rights Organizations Linked closely to the Issue. Among the concerns voiced, One of them happened to be that Border Authorities would Not follow the Guidelines set by the MPP.
"Even for groups slated for exemptions—like members of the LGBTQ+ community and individuals with medical or psychological concerns—we are concerned that exemptions will not be consistently applied and fear that these vulnerable groups will be returned to harm with little recourse," Alexandra Miller, Asylum Seekers and Families Program Director with the International Rescue Committee's Arizona Office, said.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent a Statement, shared by Border Report, where the Agency stated that it was "closely coordinating the court-mandated reimplementation of MPP with the Government of Mexico to address security concerns and operational constraints."
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