Over 500 migrants sent to Mexico via Laredo as part of 'Remain in Mexico' plan
By César Rodriguez, LMTonline.com / Laredo Morning Times Updated 11:07 am CDT, Tuesday, July 30, 2019
United States Border Patrol officers return a group of migrants back to the Mexico side of the border as Mexican immigration officials check the list, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Thursday, July 25, 2019. Mexico has received some 20,000 asylum seekers returned to await U.S. immigration court dates under the program colloquially known as "remain in Mexico." (AP Photo/Salvador Gonzalez)
United States Border Patrol officers return a group of migrants back to the Mexico side of the border as Mexican immigration officials check the list, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Thursday, July 25, 2019. Mexico ... more
More than 500 immigrants were returned to Mexico on Monday as part of the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the "Remain in Mexico" plan.
The MPP is a U.S. government action where certain foreign individuals entering or seeking admission to the U.S. from Mexico, illegally or without proper documentation, may be returned to Mexico and wait outside of the United States for the duration of their immigration proceedings, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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