HR 5207
End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019
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Bill overview
This bill, the End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019, aims to eliminate the legal authority for the Department of Homeland Security to use the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as ‘Remain in Mexico.’ MPP requires asylum seekers arriving at the southern border to wait in Mexico while their U.S. immigration cases are processed. The bill specifically modifies a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove this authorization, preventing the government from returning individuals to a contiguous country while their asylum claims are pending if they arrived in the U.S. by land from that country.
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Primary sponsor
Filemon Vela
Cosponsors
Grace F. Napolitano
Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia
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