Thousands of migrants who have been sent to Mexico to wait for courts to process their asylum claims under the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy are starting to voluntarily return home, according to a report released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The Trump administration has ramped up efforts in the past year to address the influx of illegal immigrants crossing into the United States and restore integrity to the immigration system. One of the administration’s top priorities is to end loopholes from the current “catch and release” policy, in which migrants are released into the interior of the country as they await a court hearing, often never to be seen again.
