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The United States removes restrictions on processing asylum seekers at the border

Currently, the United States government, which maintains the deportation of migrants under public health reasons, has ended the limitations on the number of asylum seekers who can be processed at border crossings due to a memorandum issued by Troy Miller, acting director of the Customs and Border Protection Office.

This memorandum seeks to end the Migrant Protection Protocols (MMP) program established by the administration of former President Donald Trump, under which foreigners who arrive at the southern border seeking asylum are returned to Mexico and Central America while awaiting a hearing before immigration courts.

In the memorandum, Troy Miller, acting director of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), repealed several of the measures adopted by the Trump Administration and ruled an expansion of the processing of applications that are feasible to process in terms of operation.

Troy Miller's memorandum is reaffirmed by one issued on October 29 by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, in which he notified the agencies involved in migration of his decision to end the MPP program "as soon as possible.".

The impact of the memorandum is unclear because President Joe Biden's administration maintains the use of Title 42, implemented by former President Donald Trump since March 2020, which allows for the free deportation of migrants whom border authorities consider a threat to public health.

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Joe Biden's immigration nominee will explain why he should lead the U.S.-Mexico border agency

Chris Magnus, President Joe Biden's nominee to head U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will testify before Senators and explain why he should lead the border agency amid one of the busiest years in two decades on the southern border. 

The nomination of Chris Magnus, police chief of Tucson, Arizona, had been delayed by Senator Ron Wyden, who agreed last month to allow Magnus's nomination to move forward after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas provided the materials and led a review of the agency's use-of-force policies.

The hearing takes place as the border agency battles crisis-level workloads and heated criticism from immigrant advocates, Democratic lawmakers, and the president himself over its treatment of Haitian migrants under the Trump-era Title 42 public health order, which allows for the rapid expulsion of immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. 

Magnus is vying to lead the federal government's largest law enforcement agency and second-largest source of revenue, which has not had a confirmed leader since Kevin McAleenan resigned during the Trump administration in 2019.  

Magnus told the Senate Finance Committee that, if confirmed, he would improve training to increase the sensitivity of CBP personnel. "I believe that humanity has to be part of the discussion from the beginning and often throughout the careers of CBP members," he said.

This news story was created from The Washington Post: https://wapo.st/3njhDvn