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Press Release

 

 

For Immediate Release
Contact: Dan Gordon , 617-651-0841
Dec. 2, 2021

**Concerns Linger as Administration, Mexico Restart MPP**

**WASHINGTON, D.C.**- The Biden administration and Mexico have reached
an agreement to restart the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), or the
"Remain in Mexico" program, according to guidance today from the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

According to a DHS press release
,
"Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas has repeatedly
stated that MPP has endemic flaws, imposed unjustifiable human costs,
pulled resources and personnel away from other priority efforts, and
failed to address the root causes of irregular migration." But DHS is
complying with a court injunction while it works separately to
re-terminate the program, today's guidance

states.

Among the provisions laid out in the guidance are that people enrolled
in MPP will have access to legal counsel and that Title 42 will take
precedence, with MPP applying to people who are not covered or are
excepted from Title 42. In addition, those eligible will be provided
COVID-19 vaccinations, and proof of vaccination will be required to
re-enter the U.S.

"This announcement raises concerns, particularly given the serious human
rights and due process concerns the last iteration of MPP posed," said

**Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum**.
"Regarding access to counsel, the administration needs to make sure it
is providing that access in deed, not just in word.

"We also continue to be concerned about the use of Title 42 to summarily
turn back migrants at the border, especially given the vaccination
requirement under MPP. Beyond the immediate term, it is imperative that
the administration find new paths forward to creating a humane, secure
and orderly asylum system."

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