Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 25th (local time) that it has officially ended the hardline immigration policy process introduced by the former administration of Donald Trump.
In a statement released on the same day, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the fact that the ‘Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)’ were repealed, saying, “The regulations unilaterally implemented in the United States are not currently in progress.”
The policy, introduced by former President Trump to deter immigrants from traveling to the United States, is aimed at requiring migrants seeking asylum in the United States to wait in Mexico while the process is being carried out.
The regulation was one of the diplomatic issues with Mexico, but the US Supreme Court upheld the government’s hand on President Joe Biden’s declaration of abandonment on June 30. The trial was conducted by filing lawsuits in Texas and Missouri to the effect that ‘cannot be abolished’.
Prior to this, the Mexican immigration authorities banned the entry of immigrants from the MPP program on June 19 in response to an appeal from the Immigration Office in Tijuana, Baja California (the border between the United States) that there was ‘a lack of space’.
The Mexican government said, “On August 8, the US Department of Homeland Security informed us that the MPP was ending in accordance with a court decision.” Until then, we will ensure their safe stay.”
Foreign officials also said that four first arrived in the United States over the weekend in connection with a new humanitarian permit program for Venezuelan immigrants signed with the United States.
The U.S. recently decided to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants who enter the country by air after legal procedures such as having a financial guarantor and getting vaccinated.
“Hundreds of flights have been approved and more than 7,000 applications have been received,” said Roberto Velasco Alvarez, director of North America at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “He emphasized.