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White House announces border agreements with Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala.

White House said it had reached agreements with Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala to step up military presence at their borders in an effort to stem migration to the U.S. It is unclear exactly when the U.S. reached the agreements with the three countries, with the White House only saying they were signed in recent weeks. Under the agreements, Mexico will maintain a presence of 10,000 troops along its southern border. Guatemala will send 1,500 military and police personnel to its border with Honduras, while setting up 12 checkpoints along migration routes.

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Asylum hearings are postponed through June 1

On April 30, the Trump administration postponed immigration court hearings for asylum seekers waiting in Mexico under the “Remain in Mexico” policy. Asylum seekers with hearings scheduled through June 1 should wait until instructed, then appear at the border to get new hearing dates. As of last Friday, there were about 25,000 asylum seekers waiting in Mexico.

Today’s COVID-19 Roundup

Today, the CDC published a notice of a new order extending the suspension of entry of certain persons traveling from Canada and Mexico through land ports of entry (POEs) through May 20, 2020. CBP also published notices continuing temporary travel restrictions for land POEs on the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico.

10% of migrants and asylum seekers waiting in Mexico are caught crossing illegally.

Almost 60,000 asylum seekers and other migrants have been pushed to Mexico to wait for their US immigration court dates. In Mexico, these mostly-Central American asylum seekers often live in tents with no sanitation, and fear for their safety. Because of this, roughly 1 in 10 asylum seekers part of the “Remain in Mexico” program are caught crossing the border outside of a port of entry or otherwise illegally. Advocates argue that forcing asylum seekers to face deadly conditions for months is the cause. If they have a particular fear, asylum seekers can ask to remain in the U.S. during their court case and not be a part of the program. However, in reality, less than 1% of asylum seekers are granted reprieve from the program.

Court Grants Asylum to Mexican Man Persecuted After Refusing to Allow Cartel Leader to “Possess” His Wife

The Seventh Circuit granted the petition for review and remanded, finding that the record compelled a finding that the torture and persecution that the petitioner had suffered in the past at the hands of a Mexican drug cartel and feared in the future were and would be because of his membership in the particular social group of his wife’s family, and thus that he had demonstrated statutory eligibility for asylum in the United States.

Trump Administration Sued over Major Shift in Asylum Policy

The Associated Press reports that the ACLU and other groups filed a federal lawsuit yesterday to block the Trump administration from returning asylum seekers to Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts.

“If the Police Aren’t Safe Here, What About Us?” Asylum Seekers Fear “Remain in Mexico” Policy

Texas Monthly reports on the initial implementation of the Trump administration’s Remain in Mexico policy, as well as the dangers that individuals seeking asylum in the United States face while they are in Mexico. If fully enforced, the new policy could result in tens of thousands of migrants waiting in Mexican border cities for their cases to be heard in U.S. courts. The Hill reports that the Congressional Hispanic Caucus sent a letter to DHS demanding information about how this new policy is being implemented.

Trump Administration Sows Chaos, Risks Lives with “Remain in Mexico” Policy

DHS announced a new policy that would force most asylum seekers who have passed a preliminary screening to remain in Mexico pending a full hearing before an immigration judge.

CBP Muster on Processing Citizens of Mexico Arriving by Air

An undated CBP muster informing CBP officers that a Mexican presenting a Diplomatic or Official Passport who is not assigned a post in the U.S. and enters for a visit of 6 months or less does not need to present a visa.