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20 Aug, 6 tweets, 2 min read
Late last night, the 5th Circuit issued a 3-0 ruling denying the DOJ’s request for a stay. This ruling allows the Remain in Mexico Program known as the Migrant Protection Protocols, to go back into effect as early as tomorrow, Saturday.

nbcnews.com/politics/immig…
MPP is a an abhorrent policy meant to cause the highest levels of suffering on people seeking asylum and safety for themselves and their families.
The program essentially destroyed the asylum process under the Trump administration, and now Judges that were appointed by that same administration are bringing it back.
Because of MPP, thousands of asylum-seeking children were turned away at the border and forced to live in makeshift camps, lacking in basic necessities like water and healthcare.
Advocates, service providers, & international NGOs are more prepared than ever to welcome and receive vulnerable children and families into our communities. There is no reason for them to be forced to stay in Mexico in dangerous conditions while their immigration cases proceed.
We demand that @POTUS and his administration do everything in their power to make sure MPP is ended once and for all.

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