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POE's/Cities Involved

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Members of all ofthese groups have

been returned toMexico under this

policy.

LGBTQ+Pregnant Women

ChildrenDisabled

Vulnerable Populations Returned

60,000

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Sexual and Gender Based ViolenceKidnapping

HomelessnessTorture Death

STOP

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public reports of rape,kidnapping, torture,

and other violentattacks againstasylum seekers

returned under MPP

"Remain in Mexico"

unsafe & unlawful policyis an

that will continue to harm asylum seekers at theU.S. southern border.

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Details on MPP (Remain in Mexico) Deportation Proceedings, TRAC Immigration, https://bit.ly/2sR9iH0ibidA Year of Horrors: The Trump Administration's Illegal Returns of Asylum Seekers to Danger in Mexico: https://bit.ly/2RNjE3nDHS Begins MPP Returns at Nogales Port of Entry in Arizona https://bit.ly/3aEmd00Mexico Travel Advisory- U.S. Department of State, http://bit.ly/2YSEwvt"Exclusive: U.S. migrant policy sends thousands of children, including babies, back to Mexico" https://reut.rs/2NWb4gq“Immigration: 'Vulnerable' Migrants Are Not Always Exempt From 'Remain In Mexico : NPR,” https://n.pr/32OcLTW“Trump's “Remain in Mexico” Plan Puts Migrants in More Danger: The Intercept,” http://bit.ly/32NJAR7"Judge grills government lawyer on potential violations of international refugee law". CBS News, https://cbsn.ws/2pcjGr0News Tent Immigration Courts Are Still Not Fully Open to the Public https://bit.ly/2vcE2Da "The father and daughter who drowned at the border were desperate for a better life, family says" https://wapo.st/2qO3ehb AILA Policy Brief: DHS and DOJ Are Opening Secretive Port Courts Along the Southern Border, https://bit.ly/2WY4Dhc Details on MPP (Remain in Mexico) Deportation Proceedings, TRAC Immigration, https://bit.ly/2sR9iH0

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What is "Remain in Mexico"?"Remain in Mexico," (RIM) officially known as the MigrantProtection Protocols (MPP) was implemented in January 2019. It is a U.S. immigration policy forcing asylum seekers arriving atports of entry (POE), on the U.S. southern border, to be returnedto Mexico to wait for the duration of their U.S. immigrationproceedings.

One Year of "Remain in Mexico" Impacts

59,000+ The Mexican borderstate of Tamaulipas,

the location ofa RIM city, is a

recommended notravel zone for U.S.

citizens according tothe U.S. StateDepartment.

migrants have beenreturned to Mexico

as of December 31, 2019

Brownsville/MatamorosCalexico/Mexicali

El Paso/Ciudad JuárezLaredo/Nuevo Laredo

San Ysidro/TijuanaEagle Pass/ Piedras Negras Nogales/Mariposa

children have beenreturned to Mexico,

including

16,000At least

Human Rights Violations Faced by Returned Migrants

Extortion 

Due Process ViolationsFamily Separation

Physical/Verbal Abuse

Tent courts

#MigrantPersecutionProtocols

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500 infants 500

59,000+

*as of October 11, 2019

In September, tent facilities were set up by theDHS and DOJ in Brownsville and Laredo, Texaswith judges videoconferencing into courtrooms

to hear asylum cases. The public now haveaccess to the hearings, but with very strict

limitations. The tent courts present a seriousdue process violation for asylum seekers.

16,000

On October 1st the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heardoral arguments for the lawsuit litigated by ACLU, Southern

Poverty Law Center, and Center for Gender & RefugeeStudies. While a decision is pending, the policy continues

to be implemented.

hearings areexpected to be

held in tentcourts EACH DAY

in both cities 400-700 of asylum seekers in MPP

lack legal representation

95%

HondurasGuatemala CubaEl SalvadorEcuador

Long wait timesforce migrants into

more dangerouscrossings, resultingin tragic deaths like

Oscar and hisdaughter, Valeria

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