The agency revealed that registration begins on
Wednesday, June 23 for asylum-seekers who were subject to the 'Remain in
Mexico' policy and either had their cases dismissed or denied for failing to
appear in court.
It's not clear how many would be eligible but it's
estimated to be over 10,000.
Michele Klein Solomon, the International Organization for
Migration´s director for North America, Central America and the Caribbean, told
the AP that she expected at least 10,000.
There are nearly
7,000 asylum-seekers whose cases were dismissed - the vast majority in San
Diego - and more than 32,000 whose cases were denied, mostly in Texas,
according to Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse,
so it could surpass the estimated 10,000.
Many migrants have left the Mexican border region,
thinking their cases were finished, but now there is the possibility that they
will make the dangerous journey to return.
The administration has said it is aware of those dangers
and will do it's best to reunite families that remain separated years after
Trump's 'zero tolerance' policy on illegal crossings.
The move is another significant effort at redress for
Trump policies.
Biden halted
Trump's immigration policy his first day in office and has allowed an estimated
26,000 asylum-seekers with active cases to return to the United States while
their cases play out, a process that can take years in a court system
backlogged with more than 1.3 million cases.
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