The text of the deal stated that the expansion of the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as "Remain in Mexico," would begin right away. Officials in the Mexican border states of Sonora, south of the US states of Arizona and New Mexico, and Tamaulipas, south of Texas, said on Sunday, however, that they were unaware of expansion plans. Since late January, the mostly Central American asylum seekers are sent back across the San Diego and Mexicali crossings in California, and El Paso, Texas. As of last week, Mexico had received nearly 10,500 asylum seekers, who cross back into the United States when called to attend immigration hearings. Some Mexican border officials have warned that they do not currently have the resources to handle a new surge of asylum seekers.

Source: bd News24 June 10, 2019 00:33 UTC