The Trump administration and the MPP policy

The current administration of the US has a fairly strict and conservative stance when it comes to immigration. President Trump and his team have tried to reduce immigration and curb the entry of asylum seekers.

Previously, immigrants could apply for international protection after entering the country, which allowed them to request an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and access multiple benefits granted by the government while waiting for a response to their immigration applications.

However, President Trump states that most asylum applications are denied after months or even more than a year, and foreigners take advantage of the local immigration system to be able to work in the US during that period of time.

The Trump administration has also referred to the political asylum process as “fraud” and, over the past four years, it has decreased possibilities for asylum seekers, increased requirements and made the process more difficult for them.

In fact, in early 2019, the governments of the US and Mexico signed an agreement called the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) or “Remain in Mexico,” which states that asylum seekers can no longer enter the US, but must arrive at authorized ports of entry, submit their application, and wait in Mexico until they receive a response to their immigration requests.

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What is the risk of this policy?

It is important to clarify that asylum seekers flee persecution, danger, violence or war of their countries. Therefore, they normally arrive at the borders of the US without personal belongings and do not have solid financial resources.

Therefore, they currently live in risky situations in Mexico:

• In temporary shelters built in border areas or in tents.
• They do not have constant access to food, water or medicine.
• They live thanks to donations from neighboring communities, activists and humanitarian organizations.
• There are no medical personnel to assist them in the event of a health emergency.
• They are at the mercy of local gangs and the global Coronavirus pandemic.

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Remove the MPP policy

The administration of President-elect Joe Biden plans to remove this policy and increase benefits for asylum seeker communities.

The Biden administration must be extremely cautious with the MPP policy, mainly because there must be a strategy and an action plan before removing this policy to avoid an immigration crisis within the US.

It is important to remember that there are thousands of immigrants waiting at the borders of Mexico under this policy. Therefore, according to the opinion of experts, the president-elect must:

• Relocate asylum seekers in specific places, shelters or foundations.
• Prevent another massive outbreak of Coronavirus among asylum seekers.
• Calculate and evaluate expenses to relocate asylum seekers and offer them basic services.

Therefore, the Biden administration must confront and try to alleviate the aftermath of Trump’s immigration policies, which affected the most vulnerable immigrant communities.

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