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Dear Friend,
Today, in a testament to the powerful organizing efforts by immigrant rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Biden v. Texas, holding that the Biden Administration has the authority to terminate the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy.
For years, Remain in Mexico has denied people their human and legal right to seek asylum in the U.S. and has trapped tens of thousands of children and families in dangerous, deadly conditions along the U.S. border. Now, the Biden administration is under no obligation to continue Remain in Mexico and the deadly consequences of denying children, families, and adults their right to asylum.
Last year, the Young Center and a coalition of organizations filed an amicus brief
with the Supreme Court to shed light on just how dangerous and deadly the consequences of this policy were. Remain in Mexico affected children like Ana, who sought refuge in the U.S. when she was 17 after experiencing sexual violence in Honduras. Because of Remain in Mexico, Ana was turned away, sent back by U.S. border officials to wait in Mexico where she would be forced to make her asylum claims without an attorney or Child Advocate at her side. She was later deported back to the very danger she fled in Honduras.
We won’t stand for this any longer. President Biden must take immediate action to end Remain in Mexico once and for all and carry this momentum forward in also ending Title 42 and fully restoring the right to seek asylum fairly and safely for all. It is imperative that the Biden Administration equally prioritize reuniting families who were cruelly forced to separate under this policy and providing widespread access to trauma-informed, culturally inclusive resources for all who have been deeply harmed by this inhumane policy.
Join us as we urge the Biden administration to end Remain in Mexico. Share our Press Release, in English and Spanish. Retweet our press statement and share on Instagram.
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