International Rescue Committee: US Expansion of Anti-Asylum Policy in Arizona Will Turn More People Back Toward Harm
December 03, 2019
December 03, 2019
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release:
Recent reports that the so-called "Migrant Protection Protocols" (MPP) are to be expanded to the Tucson, Arizona sector--where the IRC has been working for over 20 years--will result in virtually the entire U.S.-Mexico border subject to this harmful policy. MPP, also known as "Remain in Mexico," is a Trump administration policy requiring many asylum seekers to wait in Mexico . . .
Recent reports that the so-called "Migrant Protection Protocols" (MPP) are to be expanded to the Tucson, Arizona sector--where the IRC has been working for over 20 years--will result in virtually the entire U.S.-Mexico border subject to this harmful policy. MPP, also known as "Remain in Mexico," is a Trump administration policy requiring many asylum seekers to wait in Mexico . . .