Migrants no longer have to wait in Mexico for a court hearing in the US.
That’s been the case for asylum seekers since 2019 when the Trump administration introduced Migrant Protection Protocols or MPP.
The policy is more commonly referred to as “Remain in Mexico” and the Biden administration has been trying to end it since last year…
NEKASAN is a founding member of the Vermont-New Hampshire Asylum Support
Network (VTNHASN). This network is comprised of 9 community-based asylum support groups
in Vt & NH who work together to foster collaboration, share best practices, build capacity, raise
public awareness of the issues involved in seeking asylum , and advocate for policies and
funding that support our collective work and the asylum seekers with whom we work.
Check out the network website at https://vtasylumsupport.org/ and find:
- The resources page to answer many of your questions about working with asylum seekers
- The advocacy page to help you find contact information for your elected state and federal officials
- Our members and partners contact information
- Ways to volunteer and support our work locally