In a one-page order issued Monday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk set aside a ruling he issued last year that required the Biden Administration to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) or also known as the Remain-in-Mexico policy, which had been initially suspended on President Biden's first day in office in January 2021. — While the Supreme Court issued its ruling on June 30, 2022, it did not become legally binding until August 1 and the Biden Administration had to clear several legal hurdles before asking Kacsmaryk to annul his order, including a decision from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled against the administration last year. Monday's order is a legal victory for advocates for asylum seekers who have called the MPP policy inhumane and draconian, it will however have a limited impact on current U.S. border policy, since the government had been enrolling a very small percentage of migrants in the program. — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said they will provide more information about their preparations to end the program “in the coming days.” Meanwhile, migrants waiting in different shelters for their chance to cross to the States in Tijuana, Mexico on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, were either caught unaware of the changes happening in the program or are already in the know about their official dates to cross. Some are hopeful their asylum claims will be accepted and once in the U.S. will be able to stay and work in the country. Photos for @zumapress — #tijuana #tijuanamexico #mexico #MPP #remaininmexico #migration #asylumseekers #eveydayeverywhere #everydaylatinamerica #everydaylafrontera #everydaysocialjustice #everydaymexico #everydaymigration #reportagespotlight #photojournalism #fotoperiodismo #documentaryphotography #retrato #portrait #portraitphotography #environmentalportrait (at Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChFQ8LyrXKX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
