The Department of Homeland security is expanding the policy that requires asylum seekers to wait outside the U.S. to Matamoros, Mexico, which is one of Mexico’s most dangerous cities.
'Remain In Mexico' Expands
US Expands Asylum Policy At Dangerous Part Of Border
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. government will expand its policy requiring asylum seekers to wait outside the country to one of Mexico's most dangerous cities.
The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it will implement its "Migrant Protection Protocols" in Brownsville, Texas, across the border from Matamoros, Mexico. DHS says it anticipates the first asylum seekers will be sent back to Mexico starting Friday.
Thousands of people are already camped in Matamoros, at the eastern edge of the U.S.-Mexico border. An official waiting list to seek asylum has more than 1,000 people.
Matamoros is in Mexico's Tamaulipas state, which the U.S. government warns citizens not to visit due to violence and kidnappings.
The city is also near where a Salvadoran father and his 23-month-old daughter were found drowned in the Rio Grande, in photos that were shared around the world.
Father And Child Drowned At Border https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/articles/drowned-at-border
Asylum Seekers Fear Lurking Dangers https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/articles/asylum-seekers-fear
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