The United States Department of Homeland Security is planning to expand the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program to the Tucson Sector, a U.S. Border Patrol sector that has not been instructing asylum seekers to remain in Mexico when they await immigration court hearings, according to federal officials as stated in a Washington Post article.
Under the MPP policy, which is colloquially known as “Remain in Mexico,” foreign nationals who seek asylum at ports of entry on the Southern border from Mexico can be sent to Mexico while they wait for a hearing in an immigration court located in the United States. During their stay, the Mexican government will provide these individuals with humanitarian protection and care.
