US Homeland Security Chief Says Hopes to Roll Out New Asylum Rule Before End of Year
US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said during remarks at the annual Aspen Security Forum that his department hopes to roll out
a new asylum rule for US-bound migrants before the
end of the year.
In addition, Mayorkas said he hopes to conclude negotiations with Mexican government officials in the coming days on the Biden administration's plans to reinstate the Trump-era
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program on the US southern border as required under a court order.
The Biden administration has also been in talks with international organizations and non-governmental organizations to address the needs and
protection of migrants who will wait in Mexico while they await for their asylum proceedings, Mayorkas said.
MPP, also known as the
Remain in Mexico policy, is expected to be
reinstated by mid-November, according to US media reports.
