“Remain In Mexico” Protocol To Be Reinstituted At The Border

Thanks to a court order this week, the Biden administration wants to reinstate the controversial Remain in Mexico immigration policy. Border experts like Rice University Professor Tony Payan say the Mexican government must agree to accept back asylum seekers, which will come with concessions. In addition, he says Mexico will likely ask that the U.S. look the other way when it comes to its lax policies on organized crime; when the protocol was in place, the protocol stranded migrants in shelters and strained resources in Mexican border communities.