Mexican Law Halts U.S. From Turning Back Some Migrant Families
Because of a recent law that prohibits the detention of immigrant children and families, Mexico has stopped accepting such families from South Texas.
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Published Feb. 4, 2021Updated Feb. 6, 2021
WASHINGTON — A Mexican law has stopped the United States from rapidly turning away migrant families at one of the busiest sections of the southwestern border, forcing agents to resume releasing families into the country, according to three Biden administration officials.
The Trump administration began turning back migrants entering the United States in March, citing the threat of the coronavirus, and the emergency rule effectively sealed the border from asylum seekers. But because of a law Mexico passed in November that prohibits the detention of immigrant children and families, the country has stopped accepting such families from South Texas, an area typically susceptible to illegal crossings, officials said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/us/politics/mexico-united-states-border-immigration.html
