CBP issues NTAs with false court dates to migrants in MPP

Original Date Announced
November 7, 2019
CBP has been issuing Notices to Appear (NTAs) with false future court dates to migrants in the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, "[t]his has happened both to migrants who have been granted asylum, and those who had their cases terminated." [ID #438]
San Diego Union-Tribune: CBP agents wrote fake court dates on paperwork to send migrants back to Mexico, records show Buzzfeed News: MPP Post-Asylum Grant Tear Sheet
Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)
- November 12, 2019
  San Diego Union-Tribune: CBP’s explanation for writing fake court dates on migrants’ paperwork doesn’t make sense, lawyers say
  CBP says in a statement that the date on the tear sheet is not an actual court hearing, but rather the date on which asylum seekers can check the status of an appeal. View Document

Fully in Effect

Status: Final/Actual

Trump Administration Action: Change in Practice

Subject Matter: Hearings and Adjudications Asylum, Withholding and CAT

Agencies Affected: CBP ICE EOIR

Associated or Derivative Policies

Buzzfeed News: US Border Officials Are Issuing Fake Court Notices To Keep Out Immigrants Who Have Won Asylum
Immigration advocates and attorneys say there is a troubling and apparently new trend of US officials going out of their way, including issuing fake court date notices, in order to keep even those who have been granted asylum out of the country. Go to article

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