Tijuana, January 19.- Being included in the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) is no guarantee of automatic asylum in the United States, clarified Bobby García, the Department of Homeland Security attaché at the U.S. embassy in Mexico.
In a message addressed to asylum seekers, he warned that "the border with the United States remains closed to irregular immigration. Don't be fooled by those who tell you otherwise."
He explained that the program, created to return some migrants to Mexico while they await their immigration hearings after being detained, was resumed on December 8.
He also clarified that "migrants cannot apply for MPP at land ports of entry or anywhere else" and announced that "migrants who attempt to enter in this manner will be detained by Customs and Border Protection authorities."
The MPP program is just one of many that authorities use under the U.S. immigration system, Bobby Garcia insisted.
