Trump – the Migrant Protection Protocols, commonly known as “ Remain in Mexico,” and the Title 42 summary expulsion policy – continue to be used under the Biden administration to block access to the asylum system for most people who try to cross into the US to seek safety. Two policies implemented by the administration of former President Donald J. (Ciudad Juárez) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and other asylum seekers fleeing persecution in their home countries experience abusive and dangerous conditions in Mexico when not allowed to cross the border to seek asylum, Human Rights Watch said today. © 2022 Aimee Melo/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
At a rally in Tijuana, Mexico, people hold placards reading 'Stand for Asylum' and 'Stop Title 42 Now.' The US policy often called “Title 42” allows border agents to expel people summarily to Mexico or their countries of origin with no opportunity to apply for asylum.
