12.21.2018
Washington, DC–The Trump Administration’s “Remain in Mexico” plan would not allow individuals into the United States to request refugee protection. Instead, families and children seeking asylum would be required to remain in Mexico while pursuing their claims for protection. The “Remain in Mexico” proposal is a dramatic departure in U.S. policy toward those seeking protection in our country, fundamentally upends U.S. refugee and asylum policy and practice and places already vulnerable children at a greater risk for harm.
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and Human Rights First held a press telebriefing on the how this policy will affect those seeking U.S. protection.