Posted on 10/29/2021 11:19:07 PM PDT by blueplum
The Biden administration on Friday said it would make another attempt to end the "Remain in Mexico" protocols, a Trump administration initiative that forced tens of thousands of asylum seekers back into Mexican border towns to await their court dates in the U.S.
In a briefing before the announcement, Department of Homeland Security officials told reporters they had reassessed the policy, also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols, and Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas once again determined it was appropriate to end it despite acknowledging its impact in reducing unauthorized migration....
...Embedded in the district court's order to reinstate was a suggestion that the administration needs to be capable of either detaining every migrant who attempts an illegal entry or subject them to "Remain in Mexico."...
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
I doubt they can afford it in the sense of having 10K in ready cash to fork over to the coyotes. More likely, they borrow it from some cartel-related loan shark. And they have to pay it back, likely with interest and services (say, sex or safe-house maintenance).
“Once individuals are returned across an international border, there’s limited opportunities for the United States to be able to affect their safety and security once they’re in the control of another sovereign nation,” one DHS official said.”
Oh noes!!!
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