The move means asylum-seekers will be returned to an area of Mexico the U.S. warns Americans not to visit because of rampant crime and kidnappings.
seen the highest number of migrant arrests along the southern border, on January 19, according to a DHS spokesperson.
In a statement Friday, the DHS spokesperson noted the Biden administration has sought to roll back the"Remain in Mexico" rules, issuing two termination memos. However, a federal appeals court last month upheld a judge's ruling that concluded the first termination attempt was unlawful and ordered the Trump-era policy's revival.
As of Friday, 337 migrants had been returned to Mexico through these cities to await their hearings outside the U.S., according to a spokesperson for the United Nations migration agency, which is transporting asylum-seekers to local shelters. But Republican officials in Texas and Missouri convinced a federal judge in August 2021 to rule against Mayorkas' termination and direct the Biden administration to resurrect the protocols.
The administration has also offered vaccination against the coronavirus to prospective enrolles and expanded the categories of asylum-seekers deemed to be too vulnerable to be returned to Mexico, including the elderly, those with medical conditions and members of the LGBT community.
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