May 20, 2021
Expanding access to protection in Central America and Mexico can allow some refugees and migrants to seek safety closer to home and in countries where they feel safe instead of having to make the dangerous trek to the U.S. border. All regional efforts should be complementary to, and not replace or bar, access to protection at the U.S. border, where a safe, fair, orderly and humane asylum process should be fully and immediately restored.
