LGBT asylum-seekers exempt from ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy and can stay in US

 | 
07/16/2019

Asylum-seekers who arrive at the southern border and claim to be LGBT are exempt from the U.S.-Mexico “Remain in Mexico” policy and will not be returned to Mexico to await decisions by U.S. immigration judges, several U.S. border officials told the Washington Examiner. “Mexican immigration is not taking anybody back into Mexico under the MPP [Migration Protection Protocols] program that’s identifying as part of the LGBT community. If they say they’re gay or bisexual, any of those, Mexico won’t take them back,” one official said. Rank-and-file officers working at ports of entry as well as agents who process asylum-seekers who have illegally crossed from Mexico and are to be returned south of the border are well aware asylum-seekers who identify as LGBT are not eligible for the program, according to three senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection and National Border Patrol Council officials.

Share this:

Latest Global News

Added on: 11/05/2024
11/04/2024
The Vatican has introduced a bold new mascot, Luce, to engage with younger generations in the upcoming Jubilee Year 2025, a special period of …
Added on: 11/05/2024
11/04/2024
Many of us, as children, often imagined royals as living happily ever after in a faraway castle. For those of us who enjoyed shows …
Added on: 11/05/2024
11/04/2024
In August, a principal in the Bangladeshi city of Kurigram was suspended from his job after allegations surfaced that he is gay, part of …

Explore LGBTQ+ Issues

Added on: 11/05/2024
As anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and hate crimes continue to rise, GLAAD CEO and president Sarah Kate Ellis talks with NBC News’ Savannah Sellers about the …
Added on: 11/04/2024
As soon as Greg McDonald Jr. saw his parents, he knew he was in trouble. His father stood waiting for him with his arms …
Added on: 11/03/2024
Imara Jones was filming a documentary on a road trip in California when she took a break to scroll the news. A story about …