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 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• Biden Reinstates the ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program: What You Need to Know
  
  Although the new version of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) will make some positive changes, the Biden administration chose to expand MPP to Haitian nationals and other individuals who were not subject to the program under Trump. Read More »
   
• Over 250,000 Young People Are at Risk of Deportation When They Turn 21
  
  A lesser-known group of young people who grew up in the United States with immigration status—typically the children of noncitizens who entered the U.S. on temporary work visas—is increasingly at risk of deportation. Read More »
   
• CBP’s Plan to Expand Data Collection of Individuals Before Arrival at the Border Leaves Questions Unanswered
  
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) plan to collect information from more individuals before they arrive at the border has raised questions about how the agency will gather and use the information as well as privacy concerns. Read More »

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW  

• The Biden administration announced that it will begin to reimplement MPP. The reimplementation of the program comes following a Texas district court decision ordering the administration—which has tried to end the program—to “reinstate MPP in good faith.”

  The reinstatement of MPP raises a host of new questions and leaves asylum seekers in a perilous position. 

  This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council explains how the U.S. government has justified MPP, its inherent dangers, as well as additional developments under the Biden administration.

  Read more: The “Migrant Protection Protocols”

 ACROSS THE NATION  

• The American Immigration Council, along with the American Immigration Lawyers Association, urged the Biden administration to think through solutions that reduce processing times for certain undocumented individuals who present themselves at land borders. The administration did not, however, expand upon its plans for critical government functions like border processing or using unreliable technologies like facial recognition. 

  In comments submitted to DHS, the organizations raised concerns about the lack of clarity and meaningful justification from CBP on the information collection request for the nearly 100,000 individuals the agency estimates will be impacted by the new process. 

  Read more: Council and AILA Submit Comments Regarding CBP Collection of Information at Land Borders

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 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

“We categorically reject the Biden administration’s claims that it can administer the Remain in Mexico program in a more humane manner. Today is a dark day for the United States and for the rule of law. The longer the administration delays terminating this unlawful and cruel policy, the more people will suffer.”

– Jorge Loweree, policy director at the American Immigration Council

 FURTHER READING 

• Bloomberg Law: Asylum Seekers Face Loss of Work, Pay as Paperwork Delays Mount
   

• CNN: 'Quite disruptive': Months-long processing delays leave people out of work amid nationwide labor shortage
   

• NPR Morning Edition (LISTEN): Biden administration will resume 'Remain in Mexico' policy for asylum-seekers
   

• BBC News: Rights groups' warning as Trump's Remain in Mexico policy restored

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