Granted Withholding, but Still Sent to Remain in Mexico
Outrageous.
From NPR:
The judge granted Jesus withholding of removal, a form of protection from deportation. In other words, he won — something that very few migrants at the border can say these days. Jesus thought he might finally be allowed into the U.S., where he could reunite with his family.
Instead, immigration officers told him he was going back to Mexico, where he’d already spent nearly three months waiting to see a judge.. .
Last week, however, Customs and Border Protection said it can return migrants to Mexico while authorities consider whether to appeal an immigration judge’s ruling.
“When an immigration judge’s decision is appealed or under consideration for appeal, immigration proceedings remain underway,” a CBP spokesman said.
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