Asylum officers union slams Remain in Mexico's return, says policy 'inconsistent with federal law'
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The union representing thousands of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asylum officers is denouncing the Biden administration’s court-ordered return of the inhumane Remain in Mexico policy, saying that its reimplementation makes offAsylum officers union slams Remain in Mexico's return, says policy 'inconsistent with federal law'
The union representing thousands of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asylum officers is denouncing the Biden administration’s court-ordered return of the inhumane Remain in Mexico policy, saying that its reimplementation makes officers “complicit in violation of U.S. federal law and binding international treaty obligations of non-refoulement that they have sworn to uphold.” The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) said that for decades the USCIS Asylum Officer Corps “has been mandated” to ensure those who seek refuge at our borders have both a fair chance to present their claims, and are treated humanely by the government. Remain in Mexico “denies asylum-seekers these rights, to which they are entitled under the law,” the union said. Read more