MEXICO CITY, Nov 26, Reuters - The Mexican government asked Washington for different conditions before it restarts a Trump-era program that forces the U.S. asylum to wait for court hearings in the Latin American country, the Mexican Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
The Migrant Protection Protocols MPP program, implemented by former President Donald Trump, could be reinstated in coming days after a federal judge ordered Joe Biden's government to restart it.
The Mexican Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the government of Mexico has raised various concerns of a humanitarian nature regarding the asylum procedure in the United States.
This week, Reuters reported that the Biden administration and Mexico have not yet agreed to restart the MPP program because certain conditions must be met first.
Mexico asked to accelerate development programs for southern Mexico and Central America in order to address the root causes of migration.
Mexico requested that Washington offer migrants medical attention and vaccination against COVID 19; respect designated return points; provide additional resources for shelters and non-governmental organizations to improve the conditions for migrants waiting in Mexico and provide legal advice to the migrants so that their processes can be carried out as quickly as possible. The Foreign Ministry said that the Government of Mexico insists that the United States must immediately address these humanitarian measures.
He said that the Ministry of Foreign Relations awaits a formal response from the United States government.