澳彩开奖 Responds to Administration鈥檚 Discontinuation of Remain in Mexico Policy
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) responded to the Biden administration鈥檚 announcement of the discontinuation of the Remain in Mexico policy going forward. The following statement is from Melissa Crow, Senior Supervising Attorney with the 澳彩开奖鈥檚 Immigrant Justice Project. 聽
鈥淭his is an important first step toward addressing the humanitarian crisis created by this policy. In addition to ending future enrollment into this program, the administration must ensure that the thousands of men, women and children currently subject to this policy are released, with appropriate health precautions, to safety in the United States.聽
鈥淭hese individuals, who have been forced into precarious, life-threatening situations in Mexico, deserve a meaningful opportunity to present their cases. The federal government has a moral and legal obligation to address the human rights violations that have resulted from this policy over the past two years and to restore asylum protections in this country.鈥�
Last October, the 澳彩开奖, in partnership with Innovation Law Lab, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, and pro bono partner Arnold & Porter LLP, filed a听濒补飞蝉耻颈迟聽challenging the policy on behalf of affected asylum seekers, and two legal service providers, Jewish Family Service of San Diego and Immigrant Defenders Law Center.
