About 70,000 asylum seekers have been subject to the policy, which former President Trump introduced in January 2019 and which Biden suspended on his first day in office.
The announcement follows intense negotiations between the two countries after Trump-appointed Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, reinstated the policy, subject to Mexico’s approval.
According to sources close to the negotiations cited by the US media, the reactivation of the policy comes with some changes demanded by Mexico.
All migrants will be vaccinated against the coronavirus: Adults will receive the Johnson & Johnson single-dose drug, while eligible children will receive the Pfizer vaccine, with the second dose upon entering the United States for the first asylum hearing.
US authorities will ask the migrants if they fear being returned to Mexico rather than spontaneously raising the question. If they express fear, they will be examined and will have 24 hours to find an attorney or representative.
The Biden administration is working to ensure the safety of migrants when they travel to and from court, including within Mexico.
Migrants returning from the particularly dangerous eastern cities of Laredo and Brownsville will be transferred to other locations within Mexico.
Another of the conditions that Mexico put in is that all migrants can meet with a lawyer before the hearings.
To do this, the State Department is working to ensure that migrant centers have telephone and video access.
Additionally, vulnerable individuals (unaccompanied children, pregnant women, people with physical or mental illnesses, seniors, indigenous people, and members of the LGBTQ community) will be exempt from the policy.
Mexico reported that it is negotiating with the United States to get money to pay for the shelters and substantially increase the support of the people who will wait on that side of the border.
“With regard to the dialogue carried out through the technical working group on migration and development, the Government of the United States has communicated to the Government of Mexico that it will address all humanitarian concerns regarding the re-implementation” of the law, reported the Executive of the Latin American country on its website.
Source From: Ambito
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