**B Stands for Broaden**

Good afternoon,

In late June, the Department of Homeland Security announced it would
broaden the number of asylum-seekers eligible to be processed into the
United States. This decision could permit over 30,000 migrants

whose asylum claims were rejected under the Migration Protection
Protocols (otherwise known as MPP or "Remain in Mexico") to reopen
terminated cases or, in instances where their cases are pending, reenter
the United States. As stated in the Forum's weekly Legislative
Bulletin
,
this policy change "has already resulted in the admittance of more than
11,000 asylum seekers at various ports of entry along the border."

The Biden administration has also announced that it may end Title 42

- the public health rule that swiftly expels the majority of migrant
families at the border due to the pandemic. This rule has yielded a
surge in unaccompanied children

seeking entry into the United States: while the majority of migrant
families have been expelled under Title 42, the Biden administration has
made an exception for unaccompanied children. As a result, many parents
have made the desperate choice to send their children to cross the
border alone. In the U.S., conditions for unaccompanied children have
been inconsistent, with reports

revealing that migrant children at emergency shelters "were served raw
and spoiled food, left with dirty clothing and given limited access to
phone calls." While the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has made
progress

in reducing the number of children residing in these shelters, this
policy change will allow more families to cross the border together, and
hopefully reduce the need for emergency influx facilities.  

We believe everyone has the legal right to seek asylum from violence and
persecution. And we support policies that uphold that right and keep
families together. But our strained asylum system cannot, and should
not, be the only pathway for immigration. We call on the Biden
administration and Congress to implement bipartisan solutions to improve
our asylum system and expand opportunities for legal immigration to the
United States.

Stay healthy and hopeful,

Adam

**Adam Estle**
Vice President of Field and Constituencies
National Immigration Forum 

P.S. If you'd like to learn more about the situation at the border,
and the treatment of unaccompanied migrant children, we recommend
watching these powerful While in Our Care
videos
by our friends at Women of Welcome.  

**NEWS CLIPS TO NOTE:**

**CNBC:**House votes to speed up visa processing for Afghans who aided
the U.S.

**BBC NEWS:** 'Heartbreaking' conditions in US migration child camp

**CNN:**Parents of 368 migrant children separated at border under Trump
have still not been found, court filing says

**REUTERS:**Biden admin won't oppose bid to revive immigration judges
union

ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA: DACA recipients, undocumented people mark '20
years of uncertainty' on DREAM Act 

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