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Remain in Mexico

The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico during U.S. immigration proceedings. Documented kidnappings, assaults, and murders of people returned to dangerous Mexican border cities.

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Reimposition of 'Remain in Mexico' Migrant Protection Protocols

The administration reinstated 'Remain in Mexico,' forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexican cities that the US State Department itself rates as 'Level 4: Do Not Travel' due to kidnapping and violence. …

  • DHS reinstated MPP on January 21, 2025, forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexican border cities while their cases are processed in US …
  • MSF documented that in one border city, 75% of MPP patients had been kidnapped while waiting in Mexico under the policy.