Resource: Immigrant Defenders Law Center et al. v. Mayorkas

Since January 2019, the U.S. government has trapped over 60,000 individuals seeking asylum in life-threatening conditions in Mexico under the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols—also known as Remain in Mexico. These individuals survived harrowing journeys to seek protection in the United States, only to be sent back to dangerous Mexican border towns to await immigration court hearings that may never happen.