Executive order limiting asylum at the US-Mexico border will harm people's health

The order will trap vulnerable people, including young families, in insecure cities in Mexico and put them in grave danger.

On June 4, President Biden signed an executive order that will essentially stop asylum at the US southern border with Mexico, temporarily shutting down asylum requests once the average number of daily encounters exceeds 2,500 at official ports of entry. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is extremely concerned about the devastating impacts this order will have on the physical and mental health of people seeking safety. Our teams have been working with asylum seekers and migrants in Mexico for more than a decade, and continue to witness the suffering caused by years of harsh immigration policies by successive administrations. These policies do nothing to address the humanitarian needs and instead keep vulnerable people trapped in danger.

"This order is not only counter to US law and international law, it puts people’s lives and health at risk," said Avril Benoît, chief executive officer of MSF USA. Read more about how this executive order will harm people seeking safety at the southern border >

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