Some migrants rejected for asylum under the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy will have their cases reconsidered by the Department of Homeland Security, The New York Times reports.
DHS said Tuesday the move to reconsider cases was "Part of our continued effort to restore safe, orderly, and humane processing at the southwest border," the Times said.
"DHS will continue to process for entry into the United States MPP enrollees with pending proceedings." The Times reported the DHS' move, to begin Wednesday, could affect more than 34,000 people.
American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Judy Rabinovitz told the Times the process likely will be long, as asylum seekers would not have been informed what they need to submit.
Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Nanette Barragán, D-Calif., said in a joint statement on Tuesday, according to the Times.
"Allowing these people to be eligible for processing is the right thing to do." Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, said the DHS decision was made in haste and without transparency, the Times reported.
"The department's seemingly impulsive announcement lacked explanation, justification or any other indicia that the decision had been made only after the careful deliberations and consultations that are both appropriate and lawfully required," Guest wrote in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, according to the Times.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/dhs-asylumseekers-rejected-migrants/2021/06/23/id/1026123/
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