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Date Announced
Nov. 14, 2019DHS officials drafted an internal "Red Team" report (leaked to Buzzfeed News) identifying serious problems in the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). [ID #441]
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Subsequent Action
January 14, 2020 DHS Response to MPP Red Team Report
Status:
Final/Actual
Type of Action:
Agency Directive
Subject Matter:
Border
Asylum, Withholding and CAT
Commentary
US Border Officials Pressured Asylum Officers To Deny Entry To Immigrants Seeking Protection, A Report Finds
A team of senior Department of Homeland Security officials who examined a controversial Trump administration program to keep asylum-seekers in Mexico found that US border officials apparently pressured asylum officers to deny immigrants entry into the US, according to a draft government report obtained by BuzzFeed News recommending significant and wide-ranging improvements to the program.
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Here's The Draft Report Revealing How US Border Officials Pressured Asylum Officers To Deny Entry To Immigrants
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