Arizona Is the Hole in the 'Remain in Mexico' Net
Officials need to act — fast
By Andrew R. Arthur on November 12, 2019
On November 11, 2019, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP, also known as "Remain in Mexico") are not in effect in Arizona. If true, this is a significant vulnerability to border enforcement that the administration must address immediately.
The article states:
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan pronounced in September that virtually all asylum-seeking families would be either quickly deported or sent to Mexico to wait for their cases to be resolved. Authorities and advocates confirmed, however, that in Arizona many hundreds of such people each week are instead being released to shelters, from which they will likely travel to other states and wait for their cases to be resolved, a process that can take years.
That said, the paper stated that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indicated that "some migrants arrested there are being shuttled to Texas or California and returned to Mexico from there." The exact numbers of those being "shuttled" are not clear, but I would note that Calexico, which sits across the border from Mexicali, is a short drive from Yuma, Ariz., a major crossing point.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Arizona-Hole-Remain-Mexico-Net
