Biden ends “Remain in Mexico” policy June 2, 2021 Biden administration “Remain in Mexico” policy officially ended. An executive order in Feb had paused the program. Where: Washington, DC The Facts ▪ On Tuesday, the Biden administration formally ended the Trump era’s “Remain in Mexico” policy (formerly known as Migrant Protection Protocols). ▪ The former policy required asylum-seekers from Central America to remain south of the US border until their claims were heard. ▪ The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated approximately 68,000 people were returned to Mexico following their enrollment in the MPP. ▪ President Biden issued an executive order in February to pause the program. ▪ Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, stated in a memo to agency heads that he was ending the policy after a months-long review. Source Documents Direct, authoritative source material on this story. Reference Articles Articles Citable has ingested related to this story. Media Coverage Percentage of day’s news Article Sentiment Citable analysis assessing the language of each article related to the story as positive, negative or neutral. Publications Publications covering this story along with their cumulative positive or negative sentiment.
